Utah resident Mia Bailey try to skip it punishment scheduled for Friday (Dec. 19) after he was charged execute her parents. In June 2024, Bailey broke into his family’s Washington City home and shot him dead her parents.
He was arrested and charged with 11 felony counts.
However, Bailey, who had changed his name and gender a year before the incident, told the court he had converted to Islam while in custody.
- Mia Bailey tried to skip court after she was accused of fatally shooting her parents, Joseph and Gail Bailey.
- According to his attorney, Bailey allegedly faced severe mental health issues, which sparked the crime.
- Once sentenced, he could face up to 50 years in prison, with 25 years for each count of murder.
He voiced concern that recalling details of the crime could trigger a ‘mental breakdown’, and asked permission to skip the ‘stressful’ punishment.
Mia Bailey tries to skip the ‘stressful’ punishment of executing her parents
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“It is appropriate that I take my life as atonement for my actions,” said the letter his lawyer read in court on behalf of the defendant.
On June 18, 2024, Bailey broke into his parents’ home and allegedly shot his mother, Gail, four times while his father, Joseph, was fatally wounded twice in the head.
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He was reported too attacked her brother, firing the gun at him through a closed bedroom door before leaving the house.
The next day, Bailey was arrested in St. Louis. George after his brother informed the police about the shooting incident.
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After her arrest, the 30-year-old woman allegedly admitted to entering the home “with the intent to kill her parents.” Based on the police’s written statement, he also admitted that he did not feel sorry for what happened at that time.
“I would do it again. I hate them,” he said.
According to Bailey’s attorney, Ryan Stout, he has been diagnosed with ADHD, OCD, anxiety, depression, psychosis, possible bipolar disorder with psychosis, and schizophrenia.
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“Last time he committed [to the hospital]he was sent home three days later, and 10 days later he killed his parents,” Stout said in court.
Mia Bailey was sentenced to 50 years in prison for double murder
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Bailey’s request to skip trial was denied after he pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his parents in November 2025. His attorneys argued that his actions stemmed from severe psychiatric dysfunction and did not amount to a crime.
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According to Stout, “a combination of autism, schizophrenia and hormonal destabilization” created the unfortunate circumstances that led to Bailey’s crimes.
Defense attorneys also cited his mental health problems and lack of prior criminal history, calling for a lighter sentence. While in custody, Bailey was also charged with assaulting two staff members on October 28, 2024, at Purgatory Correctional Institution.
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Stout asked the court to consider concurrent sentences, which would reduce the overall prison sentence, rather than consecutive sentences, which would result in life in prison.
However, he was ultimately sentenced to two consecutive sentences of 25 years to life for the double murder of his parents. Additionally, Bailey also received a sentence of up to five years in prison for aggravated assault.
Mia Bailey’s brothers have conflicting reactions to her sentence and their parents’ deaths
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Bailey’s brothers, Corey and Dustin, were present at the hearing and supported consecutive sentences, with Corey stating, “The best for us and the best for Mia is probably to stay in prison as long as possible.”
At the same time, the brothers opposed the idea of a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
“Every life deserves recognition. This is non-negotiable, but we ask the court to understand that life without the possibility of parole is not justice,” Dustin told the court.
He reportedly believes that his sister’s crimes were partly related to the effects of “powerful hormones” and other substances prescribed to her.
“We fully supports LGBTQ rights. “This has nothing to do with identity,” he said.
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Corey said to court, “I don’t think there’s any true justice in something like this,” before adding, “We’ve lost our parents, and we’ve lost our siblings in a lot of ways. Whatever happens, we’ve lost as a family in this sentence.”
The Utah Board of Pardons and Paroles will decide the length of Bailey’s prison sentence after it is handed down. Bailey is also awaiting trial on two third-degree felony charges for allegedly assaulting a staff member while he was in the correctional facility.
A similar incident occurred in 2018 when Andrea Balcer was sentenced to 40 years in prison after she allegedly screamed and stabbed her parents to death while struggling with gender identity.
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