Authorities found the suspect after tracking him through southern Utah, northern Arizona and into Colorado

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Authorities have apprehended a suspect after three women were found dead at two separate locations in Utah on Wednesday.

The suspect – whom authorities have not officially identified – was taken into custody early on Thursday morning after law enforcement “tracked him in one of the victims’ vehicles”, the Utah public safety department said in a statement.