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On 4 January 2023 Michael Haight killed seven members of his family – his wife, his mother in law, and his five children, before killing himself. Having been investigated for domestic abuse previously, his wife Tausha had initiated divorce proceedings just two weeks before the killing, Michael exerted his one final act of control over his whole family.  The facade of happiness, maintained by Michael Haight before he committed the unthinkable, starkly contrasts with the suffering endured by his family, a chilling revelation about the power dynamics and hidden strife within their home.

This is the story of Tausha, Macie, Briley, Sienna, Ammon and Gavin Haight and Gail Earl.  

Information and support  

• Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans  
• National Domestic Violence Helpline UK 0808 2000 247  
• Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA  
• Women’s Aid www.womensaid.org.uk   
• Mental health support USA I'm looking for mental health help for myself | Mental Health America (mhanational.org)  
• Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org)  

References  

Killing of the Haight family - Wikipedia 

Enoch, Utah - Wikipedia 

Michael Haight: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know (heavy.com) 

Michael Haight obituary: What Mormonism had to do with the murders—and the response. (slate.com) 

Enoch, Utah man who killed his family previously investigated for child abuse - Axios Salt Lake City 

Bodycam footage, final report in Haight family murder-suicide released (fox13now.com) 

Newspaper deletes glowing obituary of Utah man accused of killing his family | Utah | The Guardian 

Who Is Michael Haight? Father at Center of Utah Family Shootings (newsweek.com) 

 Fundraiser by Heather Ott : Gail Earl, and the Tausha Haight family (gofundme.com) 

Shannon Watts on X: "Obituary for the Utah man who fatally shot his five children, mother-in-law and estranged wife: “Michael made it a point to spend quality time with each and eve

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