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Katherine Peralta

Case from Salt Lake City, UT dated Dec 29, 2016

Victim Details

Katherine Peralta

Female

White / Caucasian

Salt Lake City

UT

2016-12-29

23

Katherine

Peralta

07/05/2026

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In the winter of 2016, the life of 23-year-old Katherine Peralta, a White female, came to a tragic end in Salt Lake City, Utah. On the evening of December 29th, in the parking lot of her workplace, ARUP Laboratories, Katherine was shot and killed by her 25-year-old husband, Richard Peralta. After taking his wife's life, Richard then turned the gun on himself in a devastating murder-suicide.

The couple, who had a 15-month-old son, had been experiencing significant marital problems. Accordi ...
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  • KUTV: Husband, wife dead in apparent murder-suicide shooting on University of Utah campus
  • The Salt Lake Tribune: Husband and wife die after University of Utah shooting, police say
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    Did anyone else hear about the candlelight vigil held for Katherine at the parking lot where it all ... ...Read More
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