A newly released interrogation video is shedding horrifying light on the twisted mindset of a Utah trans killer who calmly admitted to executing both parents — then pointed the finger at family resistance to gender-transition surgery as the motive behind the bloodbath.
Mia Bailey, now 30, sat stone-faced across from investigators after the 2024 killings of her parents, Gail and Joseph Bailey, inside their Washington, Utah home. The footage, first obtained by KUTV, captures a suspect speaking with eerie detachment while describing the double murder as though recounting a grocery run.
Bailey, who has since been sentenced to two consecutive terms of 25 years to life after pleading guilty, claimed years of declining mental health led to an obsession with undergoing gender surgery — and simmering rage toward a mother accused of standing in the way.
“She was trying to sabotage it. She always had boundary issues,” Bailey told detectives during the interrogation.
“I had one thing going on, and she took that away from me. She can’t say sorry to save her life, apparently. And I gave her so many chances throughout my life.”
The disturbing confession quickly veered from grievance politics into outright hatred.
“So much for family,” Bailey sneered. “I spent years trying to fix that broken-ass family. Eventually, I had to get out, either going to kill myself or kill.”
That chilling declaration wasn’t hyperbole.
Investigators say Bailey purchased a firearm from a nearby pawn shop before storming into the family home and unloading 12 rounds into the couple. According to police, the murders triggered an hours-long manhunt before Bailey was finally captured.
And if detectives expected remorse, they didn’t get it.
“I went to my parents to do the deed. Kill them,” Bailey admitted matter-of-factly in the video. “It was spur-of-the-moment. I don’t regret it. I hate them. That was the last straw.”
The case is already fueling renewed debate over the intersection of severe mental illness, radical gender ideology, and a culture that increasingly treats any questioning of transition decisions as unforgivable betrayal. Critics have argued that vulnerable individuals suffering psychiatric instability are too often pushed deeper into identity extremism instead of receiving broader mental-health intervention.
Even after confessing to the slaughter, Bailey reportedly closed out the interrogation by insisting people should be allowed to pursue gender transitions without interference — a stunning final note after admitting to murdering the very people accused of questioning that path.
In December, a Utah judge handed Bailey two life sentences, ensuring the killer will likely spend decades behind bars for the cold-blooded execution of both parents.
