Bit of Ivory

This whole thing makes me sick to my stomach.

For those of you who haven’t been following the story, Lori Hacking was reported missing by her husband on July 19. He said she’d gone jogging early that morning and hadn’t returned. Searchers turned out by the hundreds to help search for her, but nothing was found.

As the days went by, it started to come out how much Mark Hacking had lied. He’d lied to his family about graduating from the University of Utah. He’d lied about being accepted into medical school. He’d been buying cigarettes at a local convenience store and didn’t tell his wife. And on and on.

He was arrested yesterday for her murder.

The scariest thing about it is that he seemed to be a nice guy. Served an LDS mission. They were married in the temple. Both his family and Lori’s seemed like very, very good people as they addressed the media.

I guess you never know what’s lurking under the surface.

The thing I don’t get is how he possibly thought he could get away with it– and why it seemed like a viable solution to his problems. It just doesn’t. Make. Sense.

I’m so sorry for both families. Lori’s family because they just lost their daughter. Her body hasn’t been recovered yet. They must be going through so much. And Mark’s family. How they must be second-guessing themselves. Wondering what they did wrong. If there were warning signs the should have picked up on. How they’ll have to live for the rest of their lives with the knowledge that their son is a murderer.

It’s all just insane. And so, so sad.