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Utah man to spend life in prison after girlfriend found dead in box

By Fox 13 · October 22, 2026 · 1 min read
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The ex-boyfriend of a woman whose body was found stuffed inside a box in his car's trunk will spend the rest of his life in prison after agreeing to a plea deal. Jacob Holt Johnson pleaded guilty to Aggravated Murder in the 2024 death of Summer Roney.

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