On a tragic afternoon in Salt Lake City, Utah, the life of a young mother was irrevocably altered by a brutal act of violence. Carolyn Yvonne Kingston, a 35-year-old White/Caucasian female, was working as a clerk at Natter's Market on September 2, 1971, with her two small children present in the store. An armed man entered the market with the intention of robbing it, setting in motion a chain of events that would ultimately prove fatal.
During the robbery, the assailant shot both Carolyn
and a deliveryman, 24-year-old Michael Preston Bown, in the head with a. 22 caliber firearm. A second deliveryman was also targeted, but the gunman's weapon failed to discharge. While Bown died from his injuries that day, Carolyn was rushed to the hospital, where she would spend the next two years fighting for her life. Despite undergoing multiple surgeries to address the severe complications from the shooting, she succumbed to her injuries on October 15, 1973.
The suspect in the double homicide was described as a male of medium complexion, standing approximately 5'8" tall, weighing around 150 pounds, with dark hair. Despite this description and an ongoing investigation, no arrests have ever been made in connection with the murders of Carolyn Kingston and Michael Bown. The case has grown cold over the decades, leaving the identity of the man who took two lives that September afternoon a mystery. The case remains an open and unsolved homicide.
