A Texas Woman Has Been Arrested for Allegedly Murdering Her Teenaged Girlfriend ... And It Gets Sadder

Shania Laneice Turner.
Shania Laneice Turner.


Shania Laneice Turner.

A Texas woman has been arrested and charged with allegedly murdering her 18-year-old girlfriend. According to a statement released Friday by the Houston Police Department, Shania Laneice Turner is believed to have been in a relationship Tierra Horn when she was reported missing Jan. 4.

Police discovered Horn’s body near a Texas bayou, and her death has been ruled a homicide. Local news outlets reported that an autopsy on Horn discovered that she from “compression” to the neck.

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Turner’s bond was set by a judge for $100,000. It remains unknown if Turner has retained a lawyer to speak on her behalf. It is also unclear if she has entered a plea. Calton is devastated at the violent loss of her sister and wants justice to be served.

“I want them to pay for what they did,” she said.

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