GUILTY TX - Athena Strand, 8, Abducted & Murdered by FedEx Contract Driver, Tanner Horner, Paradise, 30 November 2022 #2

[Walela]

Dr. Edens has been paid $6K to $7K for this case so far. $450 per hour.
ETA: That's about 15 1/2 hours.
IMO.

Defense money comes from taxpayers as does the prosecution money. You get what you pay for I suppose. Would he be better for $600 per hour? Is he trying to convey to the jury the idea that TH will be safe from being murdered if he's given LWOP because the murder rate is so low? There's no way anyone can predict what the murder rate will be in years going forward. IMO he's much safer on DR. Less chance to get contraband and die from an overdose.
moo

 

[Niner]

So - Dr. Edens & then his mother so far have testified? What's the mother's name, please! TIA!

 

[Walela]

Any nary a word about whether the statistics show whether a violent sexual offending pedophile would reoffend.

JMO

I don't think $450 per hour covers lying....only statistical confusion. Even the good professor knows TH will reoffend if he ever gets out so don't ever let him out. One way or another TH will die in prison, he just won't know when unless he takes it upon himself.
moo

 

[Leilei]

So - Dr. Edens & then his mother so far have testified? What's the mother's name, please! TIA!

I've tried to find her name, but have been unsuccessful so far.

 

[crcap]

The defense is just doing their job and their job is to give the jury a reason why their client doesn’t deserve to die. They can’t just say “yeah he’s a monster and you should probably sentence him to death, no point of us wasting time bringing in witnesses or experts”.

 

[BUF]

I've tried to find her name, but have been unsuccessful so far.

Same with me

Trial is live….

 

[tlcya]

Really? We are protecting mom Horner's identity on the stand? For what flippin reason? She is comfortable defending the indefensible she should be comfortable doing it publicly.

She asks if the courtroom can refrain from the attorney or herself using the names of the relatives she is discussing. GTFOOH

 

[Walela]

I've tried to find her name, but have been unsuccessful so far.

Melissa. Very bottom of this LINK

 

[BUF]

Mother asked that names not be used when defense attorney was asking her questions

 

[Dotta]

Really? We are protecting mom Horner's identity on the stand? For what flippin reason? She is comfortable defending the indefensible she should be comfortable doing it publicly.

She asks if she can refrain from the attorney or herself using the names of the relatives she is discussing. GTFOOH

She isn't the defendant.

And if Judge agreed,
it means it is within the Law to ask for anonymity.

JMO

 

[tlcya]

we fought in front of Tanner.

Melissa (TH's mother) "I wear my shame like a badge now"

GMAB

 

[BUF]

Finally….getting to why we are here today….what he did

Mother broke down crying….now everything has stopped again

 

[browneyes]

Defense money comes from taxpayers as does the prosecution money. You get what you pay for I suppose. Would he be better for $600 per hour? Is he trying to convey to the jury the idea that TH will be safe from being murdered if he's given LWOP because the murder rate is so low? There's no way anyone can predict what the murder rate will be in years going forward. IMO he's much safer on DR. Less chance to get contraband and die from an overdose.
moo

And honestly, who cares what happens to TH in prison? He got himself there and pled guilty to a horrendous crime.

 

[joe jones]

Melissa Horner @Niner

 

[browneyes]

Is the jury at lunch? My feed is off. TIA

 

[tlcya]

She isn't the defendant.

And if Judge agreed,
it means it is within the Law to ask for anonymity.

JMO

don't care if she had a right to ask. The only witnesses in this case whose identities were blurred out on the stand were TH's previous victims. And that was appropriate. I disagree with the judge and wish he hadn't ceded to this woman's request for anonymity.

 

[TMich6811]

That statement - we fought in front of him - feels like self searching in your own guilt as a parent. What did I do to create this. I’m not watching just what was reposted here.

Wild that she can be hidden

 

[TMich6811]

don't care if she had a right to ask. The only witnesses in this case whose identities were blurred out on the stand were TH's previous victims. And that was appropriate. I disagree with the judge and wish he hadn't ceded to this woman's request for anonymity.

I’m gonna Google I missed there were other victims

 

[shotgun09]

MH ( Mother) asked for a brief break before cross exam. Judge agreed.

 

[maamager]

don't care if she had a right to ask. The only witnesses in this case whose identities were blurred out on the stand were TH's previous victims. And that was appropriate. I disagree with the judge and wish he hadn't ceded to this woman's request for anonymity.

respectfully, she did not commit the crime and she's not the one on trial here. i suppose preserving a bit of privacy will help with any harassment she would receive. i'm not aware of any other witnesses that requested to be anon though there could have been tbf. jmo