Monica Tapia

Death by Force

In the quiet of a West Valley City morning on August 17, 2015, a teenage boy awoke to a chilling discovery that would forever alter his life. A note, slipped under his bedroom door in his father's handwriting, held a simple, terrifying instruction: "Call 911." A short time later, the boy would find his parents, 51-year-old Monica Tapia and her husband Francisco Javier Tapia, also 51, deceased in their locked bedroom.

The scene that unfolded was one of domestic tragedy. Monica was found in ...Read More

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