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The Husband’s Deadly Lies Led To His Wife’s Murder
Lori Hacking’s remains were dumped under 2000 tons of garbage in a landfill.
In 1994, two high school sweethearts met, and sparks flew between them at first glance. Lori and Mark Hacking fell deeply in love and married five years later. The rest was history. However, on July 19, 2004, Lori went missing, which triggered a nationwide search. At this point, the hidden truth about Mark began to unravel, exposing him as a serial liar.
Was Mark even who he claimed to be, or was it just another of his lies?
A Couple Everyone Admired
Lori’s love story began at Orem High School, which is located near Salt Lake City in Utah. After completing high school, Mark went to the University of Utah to complete a degree in psychology while Lori pursued a business degree. The couple eventually married in 1999, and it was a happy marriage.
In 2004, Mark, now 28, told Lori that his application to medical school got approved at the University of North Carolina. Lori, now 27, worked as a stockbroker’s assistant at Wells Fargo and had just found out…
