Family members of a woman brutally murdered in 1998 are urging Utah officials to move forward with the scheduled execution of the convicted killer. The victim's relatives presented emotional testimony about the lasting trauma inflicted on their Native American community by the crime.
The convicted killer, Taberon Dave Honie, is seeking clemency from Utah's parole board to commute his death sentence to life in prison. He faces a planned lethal injection on August 8 for the murder of his girlfriend's mother after a day of heavy drinking and drug use.
