New prosecutors file murder charge in fatal Murray shed fire once ruled a ‘tragic accident’

MURRAY — A fire that killed a woman who was locked in a Murray storage shed was ruled to be a “tragic accident” last year after a yearlong investigation by the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office.

But now, the Utah Attorney General’s Office says the death of 27-year-old Morgan Kay Harris was no accident, or at the very least was the result of reckless actions.

On Thursday, the office filed a charge of murder, a first-degree felony, or in the alternative manslaughter, a second-degree felony, in 3rd District Court against Alexander Paul Wardell, 33, who was Harris’ boyfriend at the time of her death…

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