GUILTY LA - Justin Bloxom, 12, abducted & murdered, Stonewall, 31 March 2010 *death penalty*

[Niner]

Well I tried searching at the link in the article above to see if a jury has been selected but came up with zip... So I will go ahead & post this - just in case they are starting. Will try to see if I can find something later.


Thursday, June 29th:
*Trial set to begin (maybe today or Friday) (@ am ET) - LA – Justin McClain Bloxom (12) (Mar. 30, 2010 abducted & murdered, found in a wooded area off U.S. Hwy 171 in Stonewall) – *Brian Douglas Horn (34 @ time of crime/43/now 47) arrested & charged (3/31/10), arraigned (1/3/12) & indicted (6/17/19) with 1st degree murder & 2nd degree kidnapping. Re-indicted & charged (5/3/21) with 1st degree murder, had specific intent to kill & inflict great bodily harm & was engaged in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of 2nd degree kidnapping, cruelty to juvenile & 2nd degree cruelty to juvenile. Plead not guilty (to 1st charges). DA is seeking DP.
*Indicted & charged (3/10/21) with 1st degree murder. DA will seek DP.
Suspect texted Justin pretending to be a 15-yr old girl.
Trial started 3/18/14 & jurors reached a verdict on 4/2/14. Took the jurors about 45 minutes to reach guilty verdict; received the death sentence in May, 2014. Conviction was overturned 9/7/18. 9/7/18: The U.S. Supreme court said Friday that Horn's rights were violated when his lawyer conceded at the 2014 1st degree murder trial that Horn killed Justin in DeSoto Parish. Horn disagreed with that strategy & made it known to the district judge before & during the trial, the ruling said.
Retrial began on 6/19/23 with jury selection & ended on 6/22/23. Jury will be picked from Vernon Parish & transported to DeSoto Parish for the trial proceedings.
Trial will begin on 6/29/23.
Court hearings from 9/7/18 thru 6/15/19 & Jury Selection Day 1-6 (6/19-6/23/23) reference post #200 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-stonewall-31-march-2010-guilty.99330/page-10
6/27/23 Tuesday, Final Jury Selection, Day 7: 60 potential jurors have been qualified. No info available. Trial begins on Thursday, 6/29/23 or 6/30/23.

 

[Niner]

Jury sees cab, text messages in Horn capital murder trial

The jury in the trial of Brian Horn is going over some evidence Monday, including the cab allegedly used by Horn the night prosecutors say he picked up Justin Bloxom.

www.ksla.com

June 29, 2023

MANSFIELD, LA (KSLA) - Jurors in the capital murder trial of Brian Horn saw disturbing and sexually explicit text messages Monday that prosecutors say were exchanged between 12-year-old Justin Bloxom and a twice-convicted sex offender in the hours before the boy's death in March of 2010.

Prosecutors say Horn posed as a 15-year-old girl, sending the text messages to set up a meeting with Bloxom and telling the boy that "she" was sending a cab driver to pick him up.
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Jurors also got a closer look at the taxi cab that the twice-convicted sex offender was driving when prosecutors say he lured Bloxom out of a friend's Stonewall home.

 

[Niner]

Friday, June 30th:
*Trial continues (Day 2) (@ am ET) - LA – Justin McClain Bloxom (12) (Mar. 30, 2010 abducted & murdered, found in a wooded area off U.S. Hwy 171 in Stonewall) – *Brian Douglas Horn (34 @ time of crime/43/now 47) arrested & charged (3/31/10), arraigned (1/3/12) & indicted (6/17/19) with 1st degree murder & 2nd degree kidnapping. Re-indicted & charged (5/3/21) with 1st degree murder, had specific intent to kill & inflict great bodily harm & was engaged in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of 2nd degree kidnapping, cruelty to juvenile & 2nd degree cruelty to juvenile. Plead not guilty (to 1st charges). DA is seeking DP.
*Indicted & charged (3/10/21) with 1st degree murder. DA will seek DP.
Suspect texted Justin pretending to be a 15-yr old girl.
Trial started 3/18/14 & jurors reached a verdict on 4/2/14. Took the jurors about 45 minutes to reach guilty verdict; received the death sentence in May, 2014. Conviction was overturned 9/7/18. 9/7/18: The U.S. Supreme court said Friday that Horn's rights were violated when his lawyer conceded at the 2014 1st degree murder trial that Horn killed Justin in DeSoto Parish. Horn disagreed with that strategy & made it known to the district judge before & during the trial, the ruling said.
Retrial began on 6/19/23 with jury selection & ended on 6/22/23. Jury will be picked from Vernon Parish & transported to DeSoto Parish for the trial proceedings.
Trial began on 6/29/23.
Court hearings from 9/7/18 thru 6/15/19 & Jury Selection Day 1-7 (6/19-6/27/23) reference post #201 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-stonewall-31-march-2010-guilty.99330/page-11
6/29/23 Thursday, Trial Day 1: See post #202 for info Trial continues on Friday, 6/30/23.

 

[Niner]

Now that I think about it - I am not sure if that article I just posted is for yesterday's trial. Can not find anything else on this case....

 

[Niner]

Brian Horn's 2nd Murder Trial Begins Friday in DeSoto Parish

High profiled murder trial begins Friday in a DeSoto Parish Courtroom.

710keel.com

June 30, 2023
SHREVEPORT, LA - The second trial for the man accused of killing a local child is set to begin Friday in a DeSoto Parish courtroom. Opening statements are set to begin at 1 p.m. Friday in the capital murder retrial of 47-year-old Brian Horn of Keachi. He is accused of killing 12-year-old Justin Bloxom on March 30, 2010.
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Six men and six women have been selected as jurors in the case. They were chosen in Vernon Parish and have been transported to Mansfield for the trial. 2 alternate jurors were also selected. The jurors will be sequestered in DeSoto Parish during the trial.
DeSoto District Attorney Charles Adams says the trial will go all weekend and that includes the 4th of July. The trial is expected to take a little more than a week to wrap up.


I can not access this article - it is about Friday's opening statements & maybe some witnesses.

First day is emotional day in Brian Horn retrial

MANSFIELD, La. – Thirteen years has not dimmed the heartache of a Stonewall family who are being forced again to relieve the tragic death of a child.

www.news-journal.com

@wendybtn - can you access this article? If so, can you give me a 10% synopsis on what happened? Maybe who made opening statements (lawyers' names) & any witnesses that appeared? TIA!

 

[Niner]

Saturday, July 1st:
*Trial continues (Day 2) (@ am ET) - LA – Justin McClain Bloxom (12) (Mar. 30, 2010 abducted & murdered, found in a wooded area off U.S. Hwy 171 in Stonewall) – *Brian Douglas Horn (34 @ time of crime/43/now 47) arrested & charged (3/31/10), arraigned (1/3/12) & indicted (6/17/19) with 1st degree murder & 2nd degree kidnapping. Re-indicted & charged (5/3/21) with 1st degree murder, had specific intent to kill & inflict great bodily harm & was engaged in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of 2nd degree kidnapping, cruelty to juvenile & 2nd degree cruelty to juvenile. Plead not guilty (to 1st charges). DA is seeking DP.
*Indicted & charged (3/10/21) with 1st degree murder. DA will seek DP.
Suspect texted Justin pretending to be a 15-yr old girl.
Trial started 3/18/14 & jurors reached a verdict on 4/2/14. Took the jurors about 45 minutes to reach guilty verdict; received the death sentence in May, 2014. Conviction was overturned 9/7/18. 9/7/18: The U.S. Supreme court said Friday that Horn's rights were violated when his lawyer conceded at the 2014 1st degree murder trial that Horn killed Justin in DeSoto Parish. Horn disagreed with that strategy & made it known to the district judge before & during the trial, the ruling said.
Retrial began on 6/19/23 with jury selection & ended on 6/22/23. Jury will be picked from Vernon Parish & transported to DeSoto Parish for the trial proceedings.
Trial began on 6/30/23. 12 person jury (6 men & 6 women) & 2 alternates.
Court hearings from 9/7/18 thru 6/15/19 & Jury Selection Day 1-6 (6/19-6/28/23) reference post #203 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-stonewall-31-march-2010-guilty.99330/page-11
6/29/23 Thursday, Jury Selection Day 7: A 12-person jury & two alternates were seated Thursday afternoon in Leesville. They'll be taken to Mansfield, where they will be housed throughout the duration of the first-degree murder trial. Opening statements are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Friday, 6/30/23.
DeSoto District Attorney Charles Adams said the trial will go non-stop, including weekends & the July 4th holiday, until a verdict is reached.
6/30/23 Friday, Trail Day 1: Opening statements made. Trial continues on Saturday, 7/1/23.

 

[Niner]

First day is emotional day in Brian Horn retrial

MANSFIELD, La. – Thirteen years has not dimmed the heartache of a Stonewall family who are being forced again to relieve the tragic death of a child.

www.ktbs.com

June 30, 2023

MANSFIELD, La. – Thirteen years has not dimmed the heartache of a Stonewall family who are being forced again to relieve the tragic death of a child.

Tears readily flowed Friday afternoon on the first day of the retrial of Brian Horn, 47, of Keachi. He’s charged with first-degree murder in the March 30, 2010 death of 12-year-old Justin Bloxom of Stonewall.
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No mention was made of that first trial during opening statements as the new trial got underway at 1 p.m. in Mansfield. Jurors selected in Vernon Parish are hearing the evidence for the first time.
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A box of Kleenex was passed to the jurors as some on the panel were wiping their eyes as John Witham Jr. took the stand as the first witness. The 28-year law enforcement veteran is Justin’s uncle.

He was at work with the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office when he got a call from his sister, Amy Bloxom, who is Justin’s mother, telling him Justin was missing. Witham went to Justin’s friend’s home in Stonewall where he was last seen to meet Bloxom and other family members there. Soon, he was summoned by retired Chief Deputy Pat Cobbs to get in his vehicle.
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Bloxom [Justin's mother], who had been seated on the front row clutching a photograph of Justin, was not in the courtroom during Witham's testimony. She and other family members were given the opportunity to leave prior to him taking the stand since photos of Justin's body would be shown to the jury.
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Another witness Friday was retired Capt. Brett Cooper. He gave insight on how the investigation unfolded and how Horn became a suspect. Cooper also was asked to identify photographs of the scene, which included Justin’s body in the slough, along with evidence that was collected there and from Kevin Horn’s truck.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Mother of Stonewall child killed in 2010 testified in accused killer's trial

MANSFIELD, La. – Day 2 of a capital murder case in Mansfield ended Saturday similarly to Friday – with a lot of tears.

www.ktbs.com

 

[wendybtn]

I don't know how his mother could get through a repeat of this trial.

 

[Niner]

Oops - I see I forgot to post this on Sunday - sorry - busy with visitors from Sweden! And totally forgot about his trial being on a Sunday!

Monday, July 3rd:
*Trial continues (Day 4) (@ am ET) - LA – Justin McClain Bloxom (12) (Mar. 30, 2010 abducted & murdered, found in a wooded area off U.S. Hwy 171 in Stonewall) – *Brian Douglas Horn (34 @ time of crime/43/now 47) arrested & charged (3/31/10), arraigned (1/3/12) & indicted (6/17/19) with 1st degree murder & 2nd degree kidnapping. Re-indicted & charged (5/3/21) with 1st degree murder, had specific intent to kill & inflict great bodily harm & was engaged in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of 2nd degree kidnapping, cruelty to juvenile & 2nd degree cruelty to juvenile. Plead not guilty (to 1st charges). DA is seeking DP.
*Indicted & charged (3/10/21) with 1st degree murder. DA will seek DP.
Suspect texted Justin pretending to be a 15-yr old girl.
Retrial began on 6/19/23 with jury selection & ended on 6/22/23. Jury will be picked from Vernon Parish & transported to DeSoto Parish for the trial proceedings.
Trial began on 6/30/23., 12 person jury (6 men & 6 women) & 2 alternates.
Case info re conviction overturned & Court hearings from 9/7/18 thru 6/15/19 & Jury Selection Day 1-7 (6/19-6/29/23) reference post #207 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-stonewall-31-march-2010-guilty.99330/page-11
6/30/23 Friday, Trial Day 1: Opening statements made by Assistant District Attorney Nancy Berger-Schneider & defense attorney. State witnesses: LE Veteran John Witham, Jr., Justin's uncle. Retired Capt. Brett Cooper. Trial continues on Saturday, 7/1/23.
For more info see post #207 page 11.
7/1/23 Saturday, Trial Day 2: A teacher who saw the taxi in the neighborhood from which Justin went missing and two DeSoto sheriff’s deputies who saw the taxi parked on the side of the highway were among those also testifying Saturday. Amy Bloxom, Justin's mother. Trial continues on Sunday, 7/2/23. For more info see post #208 page 11.
7/2/23 Sunday, Trial Day 3: No info available yet. Trial continues on Monday, 7/3/23.

 

[Niner]

Witnesses testify about encounters with murder suspect in Stonewall

MANSFIELD, La. – Melissa Welch was delivering newspapers early on the morning of March 30, 2010 when she saw a man in a green Action Taxi cab parked on the

www.ktbs.com

16 hours ago (July 3, 2023) for Sunday.

MANSFIELD, La. – Melissa Welch was delivering newspapers early on the morning of March 30, 2010 when she saw a man in a green Action Taxi cab parked on the side of the highway in Stonewall.

As she made her route in the area and returned to U.S. Highway 171 she saw the same man coming up onto the side of the road from the woods. That was a little after 4 a.m.

The next time she saw the same man, he and his taxi were on the news. She called the DeSoto Sheriff’s Office.

Amador Santos also saw a man coming out of the woods where a taxi was parked on the highway.
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Welch and Santos were among more than a half-dozen witnesses Sunday afternoon who testified in day 3 of the first-degree murder trial of Brian Horn, 47, of Keachi. Horn faces a possible death sentence if convicted in the death of Justin Bloxom, 12, of Stonewall.
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Mary Washington was picking up newspapers at Kickapoo Corner, a convenience store at the corner of Highway 171 and Highway 5, when she encountered a man she identified as Horn. He wanted to use her cellphone.

Jap Washington, Mary’s husband, said he took Horn to where his cab was parked then to his home on Hall Road in Keachi, where he left him.
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Lauren Lindsey was 11 years old in March 2010. Now 26, Lindsey, who was friends with Horn’s stepdaughter, recalled for jurors a day when Horn asked to use her cell phone to download ringtones.
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Testimony resumes in the trial at 9 a.m. Monday.

 

[Niner]

Since the article said they would have trial today - I shall post this - if not - I shall just correct my notes when I find something.

Tuesday, July 4th:
*Trial continues (Day 5) (@ 9am ET) - LA – Justin McClain Bloxom (12) (Mar. 30, 2010 abducted & murdered, found in a wooded area off U.S. Hwy 171 in Stonewall) – *Brian Douglas Horn (34 @ time of crime/43/now 47) arrested & charged (3/31/10), arraigned (1/3/12) & indicted (6/17/19) with 1st degree murder & 2nd degree kidnapping. Re-indicted & charged (5/3/21) with 1st degree murder, had specific intent to kill & inflict great bodily harm & was engaged in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of 2nd degree kidnapping, cruelty to juvenile & 2nd degree cruelty to juvenile. Plead not guilty (to 1st charges). DA is seeking DP.
*Indicted & charged (3/10/21) with 1st degree murder. DA will seek DP.
Suspect texted Justin pretending to be a 15-yr old girl.
Retrial began on 6/19/23 with jury selection & ended on 6/22/23. Jury will be picked from Vernon Parish & transported to DeSoto Parish for the trial proceedings.
Trial began on 6/30/23., 12 person jury (6 men & 6 women) & 2 alternates.
Case info re conviction overturned & Court hearings from 9/7/18 thru 6/15/19 & Jury Selection Day 1-7 (6/19-6/29/23) reference post #207 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-stonewall-31-march-2010-guilty.99330/page-11
6/30/23 Friday, Trail Day 1: Opening statements made byAssistant District Attorney Nancy Berger-Schneider & defense attorney. State witnesses: LE Veteran John Witham, Jr., Justin's uncle. Retired Capt. Brett Cooper. Trial continues on Saturday, 7/1/23.
For more info see post #207 page 11
7/1/23 Saturday, Trial Day 2: A teacher who saw the taxi in the neighborhood from which Justin went missing and two DeSoto sheriff’s deputies who saw the taxi parked on the side of the highway were among those also testifying Saturday. Amy Bloxom, Justin's mother. Trial continues on Sunday, 7/2/23.
7/2/23 Sunday, Trial Day 3: State witnesses: Melissa Welch was delivering newspapers early on the morning of March 30, 2010. Amador Santos saw Horn coming out of the woods where a taxi was parked on the highway. Mary Washington was picking up newspapers at Kickapoo Corner. Jap Washington, Mary’s husband, said he took Horn to where his cab was parked then to his home on Hall Road in Keachi, where he left him. Lauren Lindsey was 11 years old in March 2010. Now 26, Lindsey, who was friends with Horn’s stepdaughter, recalled for jurors a day when Horn asked to use her cell phone to download ringtones. Trial continues on Monday, 7/3/23.
for more info see post #211 page 11
7/3/23 Monday, Trial day 4: No info available yet. Trial continues on Tuesday, 7/4/23.

 

[Niner]

Looks like this is for Monday.

State rests in DeSoto Parish murder trial

MANSFIELD, La. -- The state has rested its case against a DeSoto Parish man accused in the death of a 12-year-old Stonewall child.

www.ktbs.com

July 3, 2023 - 14 hours ago


MANSFIELD, La. -- The state has rested its case against a DeSoto Parish man accused in the death of a 12-year-old Stonewall child.

That means it's possible the jury could decide Tuesday if Brian Horn, 47, of Keachi is guilty in the March 30, 2010 death of Justin Bloxom.
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Forensic pathologist Dr. James Traylor, who performed the autopsy, said during his testimony Monday Justin died of asphyxiation during a struggle. Facial abrasions and lacerations around his lips indicated external pressure was applied, Traylor said.

Jurors also heard from a number of other witnesses Monday, including:

Michelle Whitt – Horn’s former girlfriend.
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John May - Caddo Parish sheriff’s deputy.
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Dave Faulk, a former Bossier Parish sheriff’s deputy, now a state trooper.
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Owen McDonald – retired Caddo Parish sheriff’s deputy and fingerprint expert.
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Mark Hall - of Missouri.
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Adam Ewing - DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office captain of criminal investigations.

 

[Niner]

Man found guilty for second time in 2010 murder of 12-year-old boy

The jury deliberated for less than 20 minutes.

www.ksla.com

July 4, 2023

DeSOTO PARISH, La. (KSLA) - Brian Horn has been found guilty for a second time in the murder of 12-year-old Justin Bloxom.

After deliberating for less than 20 minutes Tuesday, July 4, the jury found Horn guilty of first-degree murder.
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Sentencing will take place Wednesday, July 5.

 

[Niner]

Wednesday, July 5th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 9am ET) - LA – Justin McClain Bloxom (12) (Mar. 30, 2010 abducted & murdered, found in a wooded area off U.S. Hwy 171 in Stonewall) – *Brian Douglas Horn (34 @ time of crime/43/now 47) arrested & charged (3/31/10), arraigned (1/3/12) & indicted (6/17/19) with 1st degree murder & 2nd degree kidnapping. Re-indicted & charged (5/3/21) with 1st degree murder, had specific intent to kill & inflict great bodily harm & was engaged in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of 2nd degree kidnapping, cruelty to juvenile & 2nd degree cruelty to juvenile. Plead not guilty (to 1st charges). DA is seeking DP.
*Indicted & charged (3/10/21) with 1st degree murder. DA will seek DP.
Suspect texted Justin pretending to be a 15-yr old girl.
Retrial began on 6/19/23 with jury selection & ended on 6/22/23. Jury was picked from Vernon Parish & transported to DeSoto Parish for the trial proceedings. 12 person jury (6 men & 6 women) & 2 alternates. Jury deliberated for about 20 minutes & found Horn guilty.
Trial began on 6/30/23. State rested their case on 7/3/23. Defense started their case on 7/4/23 & ended on 7/4/23.
Case info re conviction overturned & Court hearings from 9/7/18 thru 6/15/19 & Jury Selection Day 1-7 (6/19-6/29/23) & Trial Days 1-3 (5/30-7/2/23) reference post #212 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-stonewall-31-march-2010-guilty.99330/page-11
7/3/23 Monday, Trial day 4: State witnesses: Forensic pathologist Dr. James Traylor, who performed the autopsy. Michelle Whitt – Horn’s former girlfriend. John May - Caddo Parish sheriff’s deputy. Dave Faulk, a former Bossier Parish sheriff’s deputy, now a state trooper. Owen McDonald – retired Caddo Parish sheriff’s deputy & fingerprint expert. Mark Hall - of Missouri. Adam Ewing - DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office captain of criminal investigations.
State rested their case. Trial continues on Tuesday, 7/4/23.
For more info see post #213 page 11.
7/4/23 Tuesday, Trial Day 5: Defense rested. Closing arguments. After deliberating for less than 20 minutes Tuesday, July 4, the jury found Horn guilty of first-degree murder. Sentencing will take place Wednesday, 7/5/23.
for more info see post #214 page 11.

 

[Niner]

Looks like sentencing continues today...

Psychologist testifies for defense during sentencing phase of convicted child killer’s trial

Horn took a girl’s cellphone under premise of putting ringtones on it, prosecutors say

www.ksla.com

July 5, 2023

MANSFIELD, La. (KSLA) — Testimony is scheduled to resume Thursday morning in the sentencing phase of convicted child killer Brian Horn’s trial underway in DeSoto Parish.

Lawyers are to report to the DeSoto Parish Courthouse in Mansfield at 9 a.m. followed by jurors at 9:30 a.m.

Horn’s mother and a couple of people in the medical field are expected to testify for the defense.
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During questioning Wednesday, they revealed that Horn at some point took an 11-year-old girl’s cellphone under the premise of putting ringtones on it.

Prosecutors also said there’s zero evidence that Horn was mentally incapacitated, intoxicated or impaired at the time Bloxom was slain.

Bloxom’s mother, two brothers, a grandfather, an aunt and a cousin all testified for prosecutors Wednesday morning. Dustin, Bloxom’s best friend whose house he was at before going missing, also took the stand.
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Wednesday afternoon’s proceedings consisted of defense attorneys calling on a clinical psychologist from Tennessee to testify about brain development and the impact that being abandoned and/or neglected has on development of a child’s brain.

The psychologist never has interviewed Horn; nor has she ever gotten a brain scan of Horn. The doctor said she based her observations about Horn on police and court records and the fact that he scored very high on the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study.

 

[Niner]

Thursday, July 6th:
*Sentencing Hearing (Day 2) (@ 9am ET) - LA – Justin McClain Bloxom (12) (Mar. 30, 2010 abducted & murdered, found in a wooded area off U.S. Hwy 171 in Stonewall) – *Brian Douglas Horn (34 @ time of crime/43/now 47) arrested & charged (3/31/10), arraigned (1/3/12) & indicted (6/17/19) with 1st degree murder & 2nd degree kidnapping. Re-indicted & charged (5/3/21) with 1st degree murder, had specific intent to kill & inflict great bodily harm & was engaged in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of 2nd degree kidnapping, cruelty to juvenile & 2nd degree cruelty to juvenile. Plead not guilty (to 1st charges). DA is seeking DP.
*Indicted & charged (3/10/21) with 1st degree murder. DA will seek DP.
Suspect texted Justin pretending to be a 15-yr old girl.
Retrial began on 6/19/23 with jury selection & ended on 6/22/23. Jury was picked from Vernon Parish & transported to DeSoto Parish for the trial proceedings. 12 person jury (6 men & 6 women) & 2 alternates. Jury deliberated for about 20 minutes & found Horn guilty.
Trial began on 6/30/23. State rested their case on 7/3/23. Defense started their case on 7/4/23 & ended on 7/4/23.
Case info re conviction overturned & Court hearings from 9/7/18 thru 6/15/19 & Jury Selection Day 1-7 (6/19-6/29/23) & Trial Days 1-4 (5/30-7/3/23) reference post #215 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-stonewall-31-march-2010-guilty.99330/page-11
7/4/23 Tuesday, Trial Day 5: Defense rested. Closing arguments. After deliberating for less than 20 minutes Tuesday, July 4, the jury found Horn guilty of first-degree murder. Sentencing will take place Wednesday, 7/5/23.
7/5/23 Wednesday, Sentencing Day 1: State witnesses: Bloxom’s mother, two brothers, a grandfather, an aunt & a cousin all testified for prosecutors. Dustin, Bloxom’s best friend whose house he was at before going missing, also took the stand. Wednesday afternoon’s proceedings consisted of defense attorneys calling on a clinical psychologist from Tennessee to testify about brain development & the impact that being abandoned and/or neglected has on development of a child’s brain. The psychologist never has interviewed Horn; nor has she ever gotten a brain scan of Horn. The doctor said she based her observations about Horn on police and court records and the fact that he scored very high on the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study. Testimony is scheduled to resume Thursday morning in the sentencing phase of convicted child killer Brian Horn’s trial underway in DeSoto Parish. Lawyers are to report to the DeSoto Parish Courthouse in Mansfield at 9am followed by jurors at 9:30am. Sentencing hearing continues on Thursday, 7/6/23.

 

[Niner]

This is another article from Wednesday - more detail than the previous one I posted.

Stonewall murder victim's family shares victim impact in trial's sentencing phase

MANSFIELD, La. – Justin Bloxom was the second of Amy Bloxom’s four sons.

www.ktbs.com

For Thursday:

Jury Returns with Death Sentence for Brian Horn in DeSoto Parish

A jury decides Brian Horn deserves the death penalty for killing 12-year-old Justin Bloxom of Stonewall.

710keel.com

July 6, 2023
SHREVEPORT, LA - The jury in the Brian Horn murder case has decided he deserves the death penalty for the murder of 12-year-old Justin Bloxom of Stonewall.

The murder happened in March of 2010. Horn will now be transported back to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola where he will be housed on death row. Death sentences are automatically appealed in Louisiana and that process will now begin.
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The jury took less than an hour to return with the decision to sentence Horn to death for the brutal crime.