On December 22, 1990, at a mountain cabin in Oakley, Utah, two parolees, Von Lester Taylor (born March 26, 1965) and Edward Steven Deli (born December 29, 1968), broke into a …

Mar 10, 2013 · Von Lester Taylor, 25, had been previously convicted of an aggravated burglary. Edward Steven Deli, 21, had previously been convicted of an arson. Deli and Taylor had …

Dec 20, 2025 · Then, on June 13, 2022, the Supreme Court dismissed his final regular appeal, meaning today, at the age of 60, Von Lester Taylor remains on death row at the Utah State …

Aug 29, 2023 · Von Lester Taylor, 58, has been on death row for over 32 years for a pair of grisly murders at a remote Weber Canyon cabin in 1990. During that time, he’s petitioned for a …

Mar 12, 2020 · SALT LAKE CITY — He was sentenced to die nearly 30 years ago, but now a federal court has overturned the conviction of Utah death row inmate Von Lester Taylor, …

Dec 19, 2025 · As of 2025, Von Lester Taylor remains on death row at the Utah State Correctional Facility. He continues to file post-conviction appeals, with a fifth appeal submitted …

Aug 1, 2021 · The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals made its decision in the case of Von Lester Taylor, who was one of two defendants convicted in the Christmastime 1990 killings of a …

Mar 13, 2020 · Von Lester Taylor pleaded guilty in 1991 to killing two women after he and a friend broke into a remote cabin.

Dec 20, 2025 · Ultimately, Von chose to be executed by lethal injection. Meanwhile, the accomplice, Edward Steven Deli, pleaded not guilty to the charges against him and went to …

Oct 12, 2025 · The isolated property was surrounded by dense woods and snow, and the family arrived unaware that two men — Von Lester Taylor and Edward Steven Deli — had already …