Mia Bailey is a killer from Utah who would be convicted of the murders of her parents
According to court documents Mia Bailey would walk up to her parents, Joseph and Gail Bailey, and fatally shoot them both before fleeing. Mia would also attempt to murder her brother
Mia Bailey would be arrested and ultimately plead guilty to two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder plus an assortment of other charges
Mia Bailey would be sentenced to twenty five years to life in prison
Mia Bailey Case
Mia Bailey, the woman arrested for double homicide after murdering her parents in Washington County in June 2024, has been sentenced to up to life in prison.
Bailey pleaded guilty last month to an amended set of charges, including two counts of aggravated murder and one count of aggravated assault for the crime. Mental illness was also included as a condition of her guilty plea.
Bailey was sentenced on Friday, Dec. 19, to two consecutive sentences of 25 years to life for each of the murder charges and up to five years for the assault charge, with restitution to remain open.
Mia’s brother, Cory Bailey, spoke at her sentencing: “What’s best for us and what’s best for Mia is probably staying in prison for as long as possible.”
Family members reportedly asked the court to recognize both the harm caused and the role of severe mental illness. In doing so, they supported consecutive sentences, but opposed the sentence of life without the possibility of parole.
Mia’s other brother, Dustin Bailey, said, “Accountability does not require us to deny your illness. And acknowledging your illness did not diminish the lives that were taken. Both realities exist at the same time.”
Bailey’s statement at sentencing expressed that her actions made her not want to live with herself. She said she was “sincerely, deeply sorry” to her family for the crime.
“This has been a difficult case for our office, for me personally as the prosecutor, and especially for the Bailey family,” Washington County Attorney Jerry Jaeger said. “Today wasn’t about Mia. It was about Joseph and Gail, two individuals whose lives were cut tragically short. We are relieved and grateful for the judge’s ruling that Mia serve consecutive prison sentences, one sentence for each victim. We also hope there can be healing for all involved.”
On June 18, 2024, just after 7 p.m., officers with the Washington City Police Department were dispatched to reports of possible gunshots near Chinook Drive in Washington City. They were told that a yellow Kia Soul had fled the area shortly after gunshots were heard. Dispatch was told that a family member living at the home believed two people had been shot and killed.
Officers arrived to find the door slightly open and entered the home due to concerns that the victims had been shot. Two adult victims were located: Gail and Joseph Bailey. Both were pronounced deceased at the scene. The suspect was not inside the house.
A manhunt was ignited to locate the suspect. Officers were told that the suspect was a child of the victims. Family told police that she was a transgender individual who was known to wear wigs, meaning that they could find the suspect with short or long hair. The suspect was identified as Mia Bailey, whose birth name was Collin. She legally changed her name to Mia and was transitioning from male to female.
Several hours later, just before 1 a.m. on June 19, 2024, Mia Bailey was sighted walking near Horseman Park and River Road in St. George. When officers tried to stop her and make contact, she “retrieved a handgun from her waistband and placed it to her head.” Mia Bailey walked into the brush, out of sight of the officers.
A containment area was set up, and multiple agencies responded to the area. Mia Bailey was located again near the new St. George Temple. SWAT dispatched a negotiator, who eventually got Mia Bailey to surrender after 8 a.m. on June 19. She was booked into Purgatory Correctional Facility in Washington County.
In an interview with Mia Bailey following her arrest, she told officers that she went to the house and immediately began shooting at her mother and then her father when he approached her. She shot them both multiple times, even after they had already collapsed to the ground in order to “make sure they were dead.”
“I would do it again. I hate them,” Mia Bailey allegedly told police during the interview. Officers said that she told them she felt no remorse and would not change what she had done. She also allegedly bragged about avoiding arrest.
On June 21, 2024, the Washington County Attorney’s Office filed charges against Mia Bailey. She was charged with nine first-degree felonies and one third-degree felony, including: aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, and aggravated burglary
The Washington County Attorney’s Office also announced that it would not be seeking the death penalty in this case.
While being held at the Purgatory Correctional Facility, Mia Bailey allegedly attacked a corrections officer. On Oct. 28, 2024, she was reportedly refusing to comply with staff and leave her cell and struck a corrections officer in the face. After she was placed in handcuffs, she kicked another corrections officer in the knee.
A GoFundMe created for Joseph and Gail Bailey’s funeral expenses after their murder is still available online and can be found here.
Mia Bailey sentenced to up to life in prison for murder of parents
