Texas inmate sentenced to death seeks new trial in Athena Strand case

Horner then kidnapped Athena and assaulted her for more than an hour before using a pair of muddy shoes to “beat the life out of her,” holding up the shoes as evidence in court.

“And I think that is key to this entire case. If the facts were not bad enough, if the sexual assault wasn’t bad enough, the level of violence that one person can inflict on continue reading …