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
Keywords
- Bailey family
- Washington City
- murder
- manhunt
- SWAT
- true crime
- desert
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Washington City, Utah, St. George
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