Sierra Halseth is 16 years old and the daughter of Elizabeth Halseth, the former Nevada State Senator; She and her boyfriend are said to have committed the crime because her father disapproved of their relationship.
Sierra Halseth, 16, and her boyfriend, Aaron Guerrero, 18, are charged with the murder of Daniel Halseth, the father of the teenager who was banned from continuing their relationship. The crime was discovered Friday night in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
After finding the man’s body, the youths were taken into custody in Utah, police said. Authorities said 45-year-old Daniel was stabbed, burned, and later dismembered in his own home.
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Sierra’s mother, identified as Elizabeth Halseth, a former Nevada state senator (2010), called the authorities after not hearing from her ex-husband for a few days. Upon arrival at the house, the authorities stumbled upon the scene of a heinous crime. The body was charred, with multiple stab wounds to the neck, chest and back.
Several electric saws were also found in the house, one of these with leather fabric and two bloody pocket knives. Firefighters said a fire had started to hide the brutal crime.
Daniel Halseth, 45, was an IT consultant and business development engineer in the US. Photo is illustrative and non-commercial / https://www.facebook.com/dhalseth
Aaron Guerrero’s parents came to the scene and told authorities they were looking for their son who was in a relationship with the teen, but received a call from Halseth in December 2020 telling them they had discovered the young men They wanted to flee to Los Angeles, and that they were mutually prohibited from continuing the relationship. A few days later, Guerrero left the house, they indicated.
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Elizabeth Halseth, the victim’s ex-wife, also reported a fraud alert after several withdrawals removed $ 1,300 from a bank account she shared with her ex-husband, and also confirmed that he was having issues with her daughter because of her relationship with Guerrero.
As evidence of the crime, the police have several videos of shops in the city where the young couple buys the saws, bleach and other items they allegedly used in the crime. Both were held at a Utah train station and are expected to be brought to trial in the coming days.