ADVERTISEMENTHorner’s daughter had testified during the trial that her father threatened to harm her animals if she told the police, and that he had shot her dog Lucy in front of her to drive home his point. The animal was found alive and living with new owners, however, by the Oregon Innocence Project, a non-profit legal organization that had agreed to review the case on Horner’s behalf. Horner had insisted he did not harm Lucy and that finding the dog would prove he was innocent and that his daughter had lied under oath. Officials from the Innocence Project said the Labrador was tracked down to the town of Gearhart, northwest of Portland, and was identified because of distinctive features. In its motion filed on Monday to dismiss the case, the district attorney’s office noted that Horner’s daughter had refused to talk to investigators about her trial testimony after the dog was found alive.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 11, 2018 22:52 UTC