Von Lester Taylor is an inmate on death
row in the state of Utah.
Crime
In 1990, Von Lester Taylor and Edward Deli committed a
Christmastime home-invasion and robbery. You can Google this. Both men
were armed. During the incident, Kaye Tiede and her elderly mother, Beth Potts,
died of multiple gunshot wounds. Later, Taylor admitted firing the first shot,
and Mrs. Tiede’s daughter witnessed Taylor shoot her mother. Both
daughters (aged 17 and 20 at the time) saw Taylor shoot their father, Rolf
Tiede. Rolf was then set on fire. Rolf survived but has since passed
away. After the shootings, Taylor and Deli kidnapped the daughters, but were
captured by police before making it out of the
county.
His appeal includes: In December 1990, Taylor escaped from a halfway house where he was housed while on parole following a prison term for aggravated burglary. Thereafter, Taylor and an accomplice, Edward Steven Deli, broke into the Tiede family cabin while the family was away. When Mrs. Kay Tiede returned to the cabin with her daughter, Linae Tiede, and her mother, Beth Potts, Taylor and Deli ordered them upstairs, tied them up, and killed Kay Tiede and Beth Potts. During the shooting, Linae started praying, but Taylor told her to stop because he was a “Devil worshiper.” Taylor and Deli then told Linae to pack a suitcase so she could leave with them.
Mr. Rolf Tiede and his daughter Ticia Tiede returned to the cabin shortly after the shootings. Upon their arrival, Taylor ordered them into the garage, told Rolf Tiede to remove his clothing, and stole $105 from his wallet. Although Rolf Tiede complied with all of Taylor's orders, Taylor shot him. After being shot, Rolf Tiede played dead, but Taylor returned and shot him in the head at point blank range, doused him in gasoline, and lit the cabin on fire. Taylor and Deli then fled the cabin with Linae and Ticia as hostages, stole Rolf Tiede's car, and led police on a high speed chase with the girls in the car before finally being caught and arrested. Rolf Tiede survived the ordeal.
His appeal includes: In December 1990, Taylor escaped from a halfway house where he was housed while on parole following a prison term for aggravated burglary. Thereafter, Taylor and an accomplice, Edward Steven Deli, broke into the Tiede family cabin while the family was away. When Mrs. Kay Tiede returned to the cabin with her daughter, Linae Tiede, and her mother, Beth Potts, Taylor and Deli ordered them upstairs, tied them up, and killed Kay Tiede and Beth Potts. During the shooting, Linae started praying, but Taylor told her to stop because he was a “Devil worshiper.” Taylor and Deli then told Linae to pack a suitcase so she could leave with them.
Mr. Rolf Tiede and his daughter Ticia Tiede returned to the cabin shortly after the shootings. Upon their arrival, Taylor ordered them into the garage, told Rolf Tiede to remove his clothing, and stole $105 from his wallet. Although Rolf Tiede complied with all of Taylor's orders, Taylor shot him. After being shot, Rolf Tiede played dead, but Taylor returned and shot him in the head at point blank range, doused him in gasoline, and lit the cabin on fire. Taylor and Deli then fled the cabin with Linae and Ticia as hostages, stole Rolf Tiede's car, and led police on a high speed chase with the girls in the car before finally being caught and arrested. Rolf Tiede survived the ordeal.
Address
Von Lester Taylor #52348
Utah State Prison UINT A
P. O. Box 250
Draper, UT 84020
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