Lawyer for Mia Bailey’s siblings speaks about honoring the memory of murdered parents

Washington City, Utah — The attorney representing the siblings of murder suspect Mia Bailey is asking the community to focus on honoring the memory of Gail and Joseph Bailey, who died in June 2024 at their Washington City home.

“While we understand that many in the community would like to discuss the circumstances surrounding Gail and Joseph’s deaths, it is harmful to Gail and Joseph’s family and friends to focus on rumors, speculation and circumstances surrounding their deaths,” Brandon wrote Merrill. founder of Utah Homicide Survivors, which represents Bailey’s three siblings. “We respectfully ask everyone not to focus on how they died, but rather on how they lived. Their family and friends miss them terribly and will do their best to honor Gail and Joseph’s memory by continuing to show love and support to all people, just as they did.”

When asked about the rumors, speculation and circumstances, Merrill mentioned hateful comments and messages about Mia Bailey, Mia’s parents and the circumstances surrounding the double murder investigation.

KUTV spoke with Merrill on Thursday about the dynamics of the case and the hopes of Mia’s siblings.

“Obviously Mia has been dealing with a lot of issues over the last few years and so it can be difficult, and that’s something that they’re still trying to figure out as they come to terms with how exactly this happened or what exactly happened , because we’ll probably never know really get those answers,” Merrill said.

Merrill said the siblings are grateful to the prosecutor, who has since decided not to pursue the death penalty against Mia Bailey.

“The family would like to thank the community members who helped us process and clean up the pieces after this unspeakable tragedy,” Merrill wrote. “We would like to thank the incredible prosecutors, police officers, detectives, victim advocates, paramedics, firefighters and other public servants who sacrificed their time to stand with us, support us and grieve.”

Mia Bailey is accused of killing both her parents, Gail and Joseph.

Recently, Mia was accused of assaulting two members of the prison staff at Purgatory Correctional Facility.

Mia’s next court hearing is scheduled for November 14 at 3 p.m

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