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Jessica Schreifels

Investigative reporter

Jessica Schreifels, formerly Jessica Miller, is an investigative reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune, where she has worked since 2011. She was part of the team that won a 2017 Pulitzer Prize. She has collaborated with several national outlets for investigative projects, including FRONTLINE, American Public Media and ProPublica.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Former death row inmate Douglas Carter, who was charged 41 years ago, is released from the Utah County jail after it was recently determined that crime scene DNA doesn't match his, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026.

Former Utah death row inmate walked out of jail — but aggravated murder charge remains

By Jessica Schreifels | September 29, 2026, 3:46 a.m.

(U.S. District Court) According to federal prosecutors, this photo shows the dumpster at an Eagle Mountain church where a postal worker allegedly threw away approximately 300 ballots for voters to use in the June 23, 2026, primary election.

Utah postal worker accused of tossing ballots in church dumpster said his motivation was ‘laziness’ — not political

By Emily Anderson Stern | Jessica Schreifels | September 25, 2026, 12:03 p.m.

(Provided) Grand County Sheriff Deputy Craig Nelson, left, and Grand County Sheriff Deputy Joshua Stalpes.

Two Grand County deputies are suing, claiming the sheriff retaliated against them for speaking out about his leadership

By Jessica Schreifels | September 25, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Douglas Carter appears in 4th District Court in Provo, Friday, April 3, 2026. Carter was sentenced to death for a 1985 murder, which was overturned in 2025.

Crime scene DNA doesn’t match a former Utah death row inmate. After 41 years, prosecutors drop their pursuit to execute him.

By Jessica Schreifels | September 24, 2026, 12:27 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Aerial photo of Provo Canyon School's Springville Campus on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021.

Utahns are being injured and dying as the state fails to oversee care centers effectively, disability advocates say

By Jessica Schreifels | September 23, 2026, 12:02 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) William Draney appears in 3rd District Court in Salt Lake City for a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. Draney is a hypnotherapist who is facing 20 felonies for allegedly sexually abusing clients under the guise of therapeutic treatment.

Police received sex assault allegations against a Utah hypnotherapist for almost 20 years. Why did an arrest take so long?

By Jessica Schreifels | September 12, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Defense attorney Richard Novak speaks with Tyler Robinson as attorneys Kathryn Nester, left, and Staci Visser, right, listen during a hearing in Provo's 4th District Court on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. Robinson is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk.

A year after Charlie Kirk’s killing, Tyler Robinson’s defense has cost taxpayers $1.6 million — so far

By Jessica Schreifels | September 10, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tyler Robinson, charged in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, sits during closing arguments by defense attorney Staci Visser, at his preliminary hearing in 4th District Court in Provo on Tuesday.

People are betting on the man accused of shooting Charlie Kirk. Here’s why his attorneys say they are concerned.

By Jessica Schreifels | Paighten Harkins | September 2, 2026, 12:36 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Deputy Utah County Attorney Ryan McBride points to Tyler Robinson as he begins his closing arguments in the preliminary hearing for Robinson, the man accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, at the 4th District Court in Provo on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.

The aggravated murder case against the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk will move to trial

By Jessica Schreifels | September 2, 2026, 2:20 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ron Tait in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.

‘Just go down the street and die’: What former participants say happened when they left The Other Side Academy

By Jessica Schreifels | Robert Gehrke | Jose Davila IV | August 27, 2026, 3:08 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Heritage School's Homestead campus in Payson is pictured on Wednesday, August. 20, 2024.

After a youth’s suicide, this Utah teen treatment center is being monitored and could be shut down

By Jessica Miller Schreifels | August 29, 2024, 8:40 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A man who has acknowledged that one of his identities is Nicholas Rossi is wheeled from the courtroom following his preliminary hearing for rape charges at the Salt Lake City District Courthouse in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Rossi, accused of rape in Utah in 2008, was extradited from the United Kingdom after a series of hearings in which he claimed to be someone else.

Authorities say he faked his own death to avoid rape charges in Utah. His cases are now moving toward trial.

By Jessica Miller Schreifels | August 27, 2024, 8:53 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Maple Lake Academy in Spanish Fork, on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022.

Utah officials are shutting down a teen treatment program over safety concerns, years after girl’s death

By Jessica Miller Schreifels | August 23, 2024, 4:33 a.m.

(Rick Bowmer | AP) The lethal injection table is shown in the execution chamber at the Utah State Correctional Facility after the execution of Taberon Honie, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Salt Lake City.

How much it cost Utah taxpayers to execute Taberon Honie

By Jessica Miller Schreifels | August 20, 2024, 8:13 p.m.

(Rick Bowmer | AP) Media witnesses, including Salt Lake Tribune reporter Jessica Miller, front left, examine the lethal injection table in the death chamber at the Utah State Correctional Facility after the execution of Taberon Honie Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Salt Lake City.

Lethal injection: An eyewitness account of Taberon Honie’s execution in Utah

By Jessica Miller Schreifels | August 8, 2024, 6:48 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Plaintiffs and their supporters after the Utah Supreme Court heard an appeal in their lawsuit alleging their OB-GYN David Broadbent sexually assaulted them. The state's high court ruled Thursday that Broadbent's alleged actions did not arise out of health care, and therefore are not covered by Utah's medical malpractice law. This decision revives the women's civil lawsuit.

Lawsuit that accused a Provo OB-GYN of sexually abusing dozens of women is revived by Utah Supreme Court

By Jessica Miller Schreifels | August 8, 2024, 10:51 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City on the night of death row inmate Taberon Honie’s scheduled execution on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. Honie died by lethal injection early Thursday, Utah's first execution in 14 years.

Taberon Honie dies by lethal injection, the first execution in Utah in 14 years

By Jessica Miller Schreifels | Paighten Harkins | August 8, 2024, 8:06 p.m.

(Rick Bowmer | AP) Death row inmate Taberon Honie arrives for a Utah Board of Pardons commutation hearing Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City.

Utah officials share how Taberon Honie has spent his final day before his expected lethal injection

By Jessica Miller Schreifels | Abigail Gray | Paighten Harkins | August 8, 2024, 7:57 a.m.

(Rick Bowmer | AP) Death row inmate Taberon Honie looks on during the Utah Board of Pardons commutation hearing Monday, July 22, 2024, at the Utah State Correctional Facility, in Salt Lake City.

Utah Gov. Cox says he won’t delay Taberon Honie’s execution

By Jessica Miller Schreifels | August 6, 2024, 6:34 p.m.

(Rick Bowmer | AP) Death row inmate Taberon Honie leaves for a break during the Utah parole board's commutation hearing on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City. Utah’s parole board on Friday denied Honie's request to stop his execution.

Taberon Honie comes closer to execution as Utah parole board denies commutation request

By Jessica Miller Schreifels | July 27, 2024, 12:35 a.m.