Charges Filed Against Juvenile Suspect in Deaths of Mother, Half-Brother in Saratoga Springs
Authorities say forensic evidence and hostile messages linked the teen to the killings, and prosecutors are seeking to try him as an adult.
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'I Wish I Died in Your Stomach': Cops Find Chilling Text Sent by Teen Before Murdering His Mother and Brother
On Friday, August 21, a 17-year-old teenager from Utah was charged in connection with killing his own mother and younger brother in 2025. During the investigation of the family members' deaths, authorities uncovered a text from the then-15-year-old, saying, 'I wish I died in your stomach.' Jessica Lyman, 44, and her eight-year-old son, Eli Painter, were found shot inside their Saratoga Springs home on March 28, 2025. Eli died at the scene, and w…
Charges filed against juvenile suspect in deaths of mother, half-brother in Saratoga Springs
Charges were filed against a 16-year-old boy suspected of shooting his mother and half-brother inside their Saratoga Springs home last year. The suspect, whose name the Daily Herald chose not to release, was charged with two counts of aggravated murder, both first-degree felonies, and one count of obstruction of justice in a criminal investigation, a […]
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