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‘If I can find her, I will kill her‘: Man threatened Sandy woman and her son in the days and hours leading up to their death, police investigation shows

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Less than four hours before gunning down a Sandy woman and her 6-year-old son on their way home from school, and then turning the gun on himself, Jeremy Patterson sent a foreboding a text message to his brother:

The timeline laid out by police reports gathered during a now-completed Sandy Police Department investigation gives a glimpse into Patterson’s thoughts and actions — which he himself described as “twisted” — as he spiraled out of control.

Fitness was a hobby of both Rackley and Patterson, 32, and they shared a personal trainer. The day of the shooting, the Murray gym Rackley frequented posted a sign on the door calling her “our swole sister, who was an amazing mother & friend who loved her children .