About this episode

The episode recounts the execution of Gail and Joseph Bailey and the subsequent manhunt for their killer in Utah.

A quiet evening in Washington City, Utah, ended in gunfire inside the Bailey family home. Gail and Joseph Bailey were executed. Their son and daughter-in-law barely escaped through a window. What followed was a sprawling manhunt through the desert edge of St. George with drones, SWAT teams, and a suspect hiding in the weeds with a gun to her head. Get instant access to all episodes, including premium unreleased episodes, commercial-free at swordandscale.com

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Host: Sword and Scale

Topics covered

• true crime
• murder
• manhunt
• family tragedy
• desert
• SWAT teams

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Places: Washington City, Utah, St. George

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