Trina A. Higgins, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Utah
Randy Lansing, a 41-year-old resident of Aneth, Utah, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Tammy Clark. The sentencing was delivered by Senior U.S. District Court Judge David Nuffer after Lansing was found guilty by a federal jury of second-degree murder within Indian Country.
Court documents and trial evidence revealed that on April 23, 2022, Lansing murdered Tammy Clark, a 30-year-old mother of three. He severely beat and drowned her in front of her two young daughters at McElmo Creek. The assault resulted in numerous injuries including a broken nose, brain hemorrhages, and multiple fractures.
Lansing also threatened one of Ms. Clark's daughters during the incident. Afterward, he transported Ms. Clark's body to Aneth in his SUV where neighbors were alerted for help. Despite attempts by an EMT and others to save her life before emergency services arrived, Ms. Clark was pronounced dead at the hospital.
U.S. Attorney Trina A. Higgins commented on the brutality of the crime: “Mr. Lansing subjected Ms. Clark to an unthinkable level of brutality before her death, all witnessed by her young daughters.” She highlighted Lansing's history of violence against women and expressed hope for healing for Ms. Clark’s children.
Acting Special Agent in Charge Albert Kelly from the Salt Lake City FBI emphasized the lasting impact on the victim’s family: “Randy Lansing’s horrific actions will forever have a profound impact on the victim’s family, especially her two young children.”
The investigation was conducted by the FBI Salt Lake City Field Office’s Monticello Resident Agency alongside the Navajo Nation Police Department's Criminal Investigations unit. The prosecution team included United States Attorney Trina A. Higgins along with Assistant U.S. Attorneys Tad May and Tanner Zumwalt.
