— Officials confirm Mark Hacking did not graduate from the University of Utah as he had claimed and had not applied for medical school in North Carolina, as he told friends and family.

— Police confirm they removed items from the couple's apartment near the University of Utah but don't say what was taken. Video of the search shows paper bags, boxes and a box spring being taken out. Authorities also impound a large trash bin, but police refuse to confirm reports they were looking at a mattress found inside the bin.

— Mark Hacking is interviewed again by police.

— As questions over Mark Hacking's credibility rise, the number of volunteer searchers drops to about 150.

Week 2

• Thursday, July 22

— Mark Hacking's father says his son lied about his academic career because he felt pressure to excel like his two older brothers.

— Confronted by his father, Mark Hacking denies he had anything to do with the disappearance of his wife.

• Saturday, July 24

— Police confirm part of their search for Lori Hacking includes the use of cadaver dogs at the city landfill.

• Sunday, July 25

— Deseret Morning News reports that police recovered a bloodied knife with hair attached as evidence from the Hackings' apartment.

— More than 3,000 people turn out to distribute fliers and join the search for Lori Hacking — the largest turnout since her disappearance.

— About 200 people attend a candlelight vigil at Memory Grove park.

• Monday, July 26

— It's confirmed that Mark Hacking has hired Utah defense attorney D. Gilbert Athay.

— Lori Hacking's colleagues at Wells Fargo Securities Services say she left work in tears early Friday after receiving an upsetting phone call.

• Tuesday, July 27

— Police and family clear out Mark and Lori Hacking's apartment and remove crime-scene tape.

— Community organizers call off volunteer search efforts. Family and friends prepare to move on to the "next phase" of searching, focusing on the efforts of professionals and their equipment.

— A Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, newspaper reports Hacking had been sent home early from a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

• Wednesday, July 28

— Court documents indicate prosecutors sought an "order of secrecy" from a 3rd District Court judge two days after the search began.