Martin MacNeill: Was his wife Michele's death accidental or was it murder?

By Sara Lenz and Brian West, Deseret News

Published: Saturday, Dec. 4 2010 11:10 p.m. MST

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Helen Somers was afraid for her daughter the first time she met Martin MacNeill. Her soon to be son-in-law didn't seem genuine. "I had a bad feeling about him," she said. Her bishop even called her and warned her not to allow her daughter Michele to go out with him, she said, but he couldn't say why.

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Flower

South Jordan, UT

@my2pence....there was an article about this a year or so ago. I am sure if you type the name into the search it will bring it up. It gives some other important information.

I went to college with Alexis and my heart aches for everything More..

11:15 a.m. Dec. 5, 2010
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lex82

South Jordan, Utah

@My2pence...Our family has been fighting for almost 4 years for the truth to come out. It took over a year before any of our claims were taken seriously. We are very hopeful that this exposure, as well as the upcoming 20/20 episode will help us get More..

11:45 a.m. Dec. 5, 2010
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Cats

Provo, UT

When the story ran before, Alexis was blogging and asking anyone for help in building a case for muder against her father. Obviously, a lot of people came forward.

If you have ever read "People of the Lie" by M. Scott Peck, this More..

3:28 p.m. Dec. 5, 2010
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Sara Lenz

Sara Lenz is a reporter for the Deseret News, where she writes primarily about education issues. She started writing for the Deseret News in 2009 as an intern, mainly covering politics and crime. Before working for the more ..

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Brian West is deputy managing editor of the News Division, the integrated newsroom of the Deseret News, KSL-TV, KSL Newsradio, DeseretNews.com and KSL.com. He spent years covering legal affairs for the Deseret News and has more ..

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