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Divorce Filed Day Before Woman's Murder
20 Apr
Summary
- A Utah woman was found dead from blunt force trauma.
- The man found at the scene died by apparent suicide.
- The victim filed for divorce the day before her death.
In Herriman, Utah, local authorities responded to a welfare check on the evening of Friday, April 17, 2026. Upon arrival, police discovered the bodies of a woman and a man. The woman's death was attributed to blunt force trauma, while the man's injuries suggested self-inflicted harm.
The female victim has been identified as 43-year-old Lindha Paola Zerpa Lara, an entrepreneur originally from Venezuela. Family friends shared that Lara had planned to meet with her estranged husband, with whom she shared a 10-year-old child, on the day of her death.
Adding to the tragedy, court records indicate that Lara had filed a petition for divorce on Thursday, April 16, 2026, one day prior to the discovery of the bodies. It remains unclear if the man found at the scene was the same individual named in the divorce filing. The couple's child was not at the residence during the incident.
