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Families thank Saratoga Springs PD after double homicide arrest

By gephardtdaily.com · August 15, 2026 · 1 min read
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah, Aug. 15, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — Following the arrest Friday of a juvenile suspect in the 2025 shooting deaths of a Saratoga Springs mother and son, the Saratoga Springs Police Department has released a statement from the families of victims Jessica Orton Lyman (43) and Eli Painter (8).

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