Exclusive | Heartbroken family of Utah murder-suicide dance mom and daughter breaks silence

The Utah dance mom and her 11-year-old daughter found dead in a shocking murder-suicide were extremely tight-knit and “wanted nothing more” than to be together, stricken kin told The Post.Tawnia McGeehan, 34, and dance-competition kid Addilyn Smith — whose bodies were discovered in a Las Vegas hotel room in February, with grisly new details about the horror only recently coming to light — were “always doing fun things,” said McGeehan’s heartbroken mother and Addilyn’s grandma, Connie McGeehan, on Thursday. “Whether it be the amusement park, swimming, movies, the arcade, the mall and so much more” — they were always together, the older woman said.“Addi wanted nothing more than to spend time with her mommy.Tawnia loved that little girl with everything she had,and Addi felt the same way about her mommy,” said Connie, who lives in Salt Lake City. The grieving grandma painted her daughter as a loving and devoted mother — despite newly released autopsy reports that show Tawnia gave Addilyn a cocktail of prescription medications and other drugs, then fatally shot the youngster and herself in the head in a room at the Rio Hotel and Casino, where they were staying during a cheerleading competition.“I want more than anything for people to know how big of a heart my daughter had,” Connie said.

“She would do anything for anyone.She was truly the best mom I have ever seen.” Authorities have said Tawnia – who had been embroiled in a bitter custody dispute with her ex-husband, Brad Smith, for roughly nine years – apparently committed the unthinkable acts because she was “severely depressed over breakups and on-going custody battle with her ex-husband.”Her mother said she’s been living a nightmare since the deaths and also recalled tender moments spent with her beloved granddaughter, whom she said “loved her friends and cheer.“Myself and Addi’s grandpa loved taking her on little adventures.

We would go on hikes.We had a year...