Houston woman strangled her teenage girlfriend to death over sexually transmitted disease, police say

Houston police say a woman strangled her teenage girlfriend to death over an argument over a sexually transmitted disease.

The body of 18-year-old Tierra Horn was found on a hiking trail near Buffalo Bayou on Friday, Jan. 5. She was pronounced dead at the scene by police.

An autopsy report found that the cause of death was compression to Horn's neck.

A week later, police arrested Horn's 24-year-old girlfriend, Shania Laneice Turner. Investigators say Turner killed Horn after an argument over a sexually transmitted disease that she said Horn gave her.

State prosecutors asked for Turner to be given a $500,000 bail, but a judge set it at $100,000.

Horn's sister Rokeisha Calton told KRIV-TV that the victim had gotten into a dating relationship with Turner after their mother died in 2021.

"When she met this particular person we're talking about, she just got off track," she said.

Calton said she saw signs of abuse, including injuries to Horn's face, but she said her sister would lie about her injuries, making it difficult to go to the police.

"I can't help if you don't tell me. We could have reported it," said Calton.

She said the family had not seen Horn since Jan. 2 and reported her missing two days later. When the family saw a report on television about a body found near Buffalo Bayou, they went to see if it was Horn.

Calton said the last time her sister was seen alive, she had been with Turner and that her phone pinged at Turner's apartment.

"I am mad about it. I will forgive them. I want them to pay for what they did," she concluded.

KHOU-TV reported that the incident was Turner's first criminal complaint.

Here's a local news report about the incident:

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