The 30-year-old transgender man legally changed his name and sex in 2023, about a year before murdering his elderly parents Joseph and Gail Bailey, according to St. George News.
Convicted of the double murder in June of last year, Bailey had asked the judge not to appear at his Friday sentencing, saying that reliving the details of his crimes might result in a mental breakdown, according to numerous news reports.
Bailey confessed to gunning down his parents, Gail, 69 and Joseph, 70, inside their Utah home on June 18, 2024. Police found him 16 hours later following a widespread manhunt.