2002-06: a gallery of victims

Between 2002 and 2006, about 50 women and men were killed in Utah by their intimate partners. The following is a gallery of the victims, the names of their abusers, the details of each couple's domestic violence if it's known and the number of children each victim has left behind.

2002 victims

Amy Jensen, 29

West Valley City

How: Shot by her common-law husband, Chad Kay Hendrickson, who then shot himself to death.

History: The couple had a history of domestic violence and according to relatives had an earlier argument during which a gun was accidentally discharged without injuring anyone. The pair were found dead the next day.

Children: two

Maria Trinidad-Gonzales, 33

Salt Lake City

How: Allegedly strangled to death by her ex-boyfriend, Roberto Vega.

History: The couple broke up, and Trinidad-Gonzales had returned to their former apartment to clean up when Vega apparently confronted her. Police believe Vega fled to Mexico.

Joseph Perry Morgado, 38

Magna

How: Shot in chest during an argument with his wife, Pamela H. Morgado. The couple had decided to separate.

History: No evidence she had been abused. She got one year in jail on second-degree manslaughter charge.

Sharee Lana Hatch, 32

Spanish Fork

How: Shot by her estranged husband, Robert Steven Hatch, in her home.

History: Couple were in the middle of a contentious divorce. Sharee Hatch obtained a protective order after a physical altercation in 2001. He was sentenced to two life terms in prison.

Children: Two sons

Sharon Hogan, 47

South Jordan

How: Shot by her husband, retired UHP trooper Larry Dale Hogan, in their home before turning the gun on himself.

History: Police cited Dale Hogan for domestic violence earlier in the day, and he left with a friend. He returned four hours later with a gun.

Brenda Lee Lundell, 45

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