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Anthony J. Holden Sorenson

Case from Orem, UT dated Feb 18, 2015

Victim Details

Anthony Sorenson

Male

White / Caucasian

Orem

UT

2015-02-18

64

Anthony

J. Holden Sorenson

07/02/2026

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In the early morning hours of February 18, 2015, the quiet of an Orem, Utah neighborhood was shattered by a tragic act of violence that claimed the life of 64-year-old White male, Anthony "Holden" Sorenson. Sorenson died in what police would later describe as a murder-suicide. The incident unfolded at approximately 5:40 a.m. inside a home near 475 E. 950 North.

The perpetrator was identified as 24-year-old Riley Mecham. Sorenson was the live-in boyfriend of Mecham's grandmother, and all t ...
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  • 2 Orem men die in apparent murder-suicide | KSL.com
  • Man faces life in prison for drug death - KOTA
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