MURRAY, Utah (Scripps News Salt Lake City) — Murder charges have been filed for what was previously considered “an accidental, tragic loss of life” after a Utah storage unit fire killed one woman and a dog.
Alexander Paul Wardell, 33, is charged with murder or the alternative manslaughter in the Feb. 2023 death of his girlfriend, Morgan Kay Harris.
FILE – (L) Storage unit where Morgan Harris was killed. (R) Morgan Harris. (Scripps News Salt Lake City)
According to the probable cause statement obtained by Scripps News Salt Lake City, Murray Police responded to the scene and spoke with Wardell, who admitted to closing the storage unit with the victim and her dog inside, placing a lock on it before leaving the area on foot…