‘Would you allow me to exist?’: Death row inmate pleads with Utah parole board to spare his life

Taberon Honie expressed remorse for his crimes at his Monday commutation hearing, saying he never would have killed his ex-girlfriend’s mother in 1998 if he hadn’t been intoxicated.

(Rick Bowmer | AP) Death row inmate Taberon Honie speaks during the Utah Board of Pardons commutation hearing Monday, July 22, 2024, at the Utah State Correctional Facility, in Salt Lake City.

‘Would you allow me to exist?’: Death row inmate pleads with Utah parole board to spare his life

Taberon Honie expressed remorse for his crimes at his Monday commutation hearing, saying he never would have killed his ex-girlfriend’s mother in 1998 if he hadn’t been intoxicated.

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