Episode 506: Loretta Jones

In 1970, 4 year old Heidi Jones found her mother’s body in their home in Price, Utah. Loretta had been murdered and Heidi told police “Tom did it”. Authorities tracked down a man named Tom Egley — who had dated Loretta for 2 months —  but there was not enough evidence to prove he had murdered her. Heidi never gave up hope on getting her mother’s case solved, and 46 years later, justice would prevail.

Sources for this episode:

https://digitalcommons.law.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4497&context=byu_ca3

https://www.oxygen.com/exhumed/crime-news/loretta-jones-murder-cold-case-solved-after-exhumation

https://attorneygeneral.utah.gov/charges-filed-today-on-46-year-old-cold-case-homicide-for-murder-of-loretta-jones/

https://kutv.com/news/local/thomas-egley-sentenced-to-prison-for-1970-carbon-county-murder

https://www.deseret.com/2016/8/18/20594284/man-arrested-and-charged-46-years-later-in-rape-and-murder-of-carbon-county-woman/

https://digitalcommons.law.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4497&context=byu_ca3

https://www.facebook.com/JusticeForLorettaJones/