Married name removed from gravestone

[Champ]

OREM, Utah (AP) - The family name "Hacking" has been removed from the gravestone of a woman whose husband has been charged with killing her and dumping her body in a garbage bin.

Lori Hacking's family changed the headstone, which now reads "Lori Kay Soares."

Mark Hacking reported in July that his 27-year-old wife had failed to return from an early morning jog, setting off extensive searches by volunteers and police.

He later allegedly admitted to his brothers he shot her as she slept and disposed of her body in a garbage bin. He has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and his trial is set to begin April 18.

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"We just felt that Mark obviously didn't want her anymore," said Lori's mother, Thelma Soares.

Mark Hacking's parents were notified of the change and said they understood, Soares said.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2004/12/05/767884-ap.html

[Endangered Specie]

1. I wouldn't want to have 'hacking' on my tombstone

regardless if it was in my name, married name, or not.

[bobbobbins]

2. not to mention the obvious irony of that name on her tombstone...

[Supormom]

3. "We just felt that Mark obviously didn't want her anymore,"

:wtf:

[Philostopher]

4. Her parents were incredibly patient through all that.

In a way, I'm glad they were able to do something tangible to address the way they must feel. The continually told the media, until he confessed, that they wanted to wait and see what happened, they weren't going to assume he'd done it -- you have to feel for them, they must have been crushed when he confessed.