The State of Utah has executed death row inmate Taberon Honie 25 years after his conviction in the murder of his ex-girlfriend’s mother, Claudia Benn.Honie was
FILE - Death row inmate Taberon Honie leaves the Utah Board of Pardons commutation hearing on July 22, 2024, at the Utah State Correctional Facility, in Salt Lake City.
The judge who sentenced him to death found that Honie had sexually abused one of the children, one of the aggravating factors used to reach that decision. After decades of failed appeals, Honie's execution warrant was signed in June despite defense objections to the planned lethal drug combination. In July, the state changed its execution protocol to using only a high dose of pentobarbital — the nervous system suppressant used to euthanize pets.
Tressa Honie told the board she has a complicated relationship with her mother and said she would lose her most supportive parental figure if her father were to be executed.They described Benn as a pillar in their family and southwestern Utah community — a Paiute tribal member, substance abuse counselor and caregiver for her children and grandchildren.
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