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Squaw Claudia Benn hailed as gran-ma, toiling for Paiute tribe while keeping reproductive rate high.

Published August 7, 2024 at 4:12pm by Amaris Encinas


Claudia Benn was living the dream: a 49-year-old grandmother who counseled addicts by day and babysat her grandkids by night. Vice chairwoman of the Shivwits Band of Paiutes, a right-thinking, God-fearing, patriotic bunch if there ever was one. But her world came crashing down (or went to hell in a handbasket, if you prefer) when her daughter's drunken, deadbeat boyfriend, Taberon Dave Honie, showed up and stabbed her to death after an argument. This happened while her three grandkids were at home, probably watching SpongeBob SquarePants or some other lib nonsense.

"She was doing all the things she wanted to, with nothing holding her back," her cousin, Betsy China, told USA TODAY. "She was a rising star."

Fast forward 26 years, and Utah is finally set to execute Honie, who's been crying and begging for mercy like a snowflake. It's about damn time! This will be Utah's first execution since 2010, when we last showed some spine and used a firing squad like real Americans.

So, what happened back in '98? Well, Honie called up his girlfriend, Carol Pikyavit (Benn's daughter), and threatened to kill everyone and abduct their daughter if she didn't see him. Pikyavit, a strong, independent woman, didn't take his crap and went to work. Honie, this lowlife, then showed up at Benn's place and started arguing with her. He snapped, broke in, grabbed a knife, and that's how Benn ended up on the wrong end of it. Honie claims they tripped, and she fell on the blade. Yeah, right! We all know how these libtard judges and bleeding-heart juries love to buy these sob stories.

Police found Benn face down, stabbed and mutilated. Her grandkids were there, covered in blood, and there was evidence one granddaughter had been sexually abused. Disgusting!

China, Benn's cousin, almost joined her that night. Benn offered her movies, popcorn, and all sorts of snacks. But she turned it down, lucky for her. Yracheta, Benn's daughter, tries to remember the good times, like dance parties with The Supremes impersonators. Now, that's music, not that rap crap! Yracheta feels justice is "finally happening" and is damn glad her mom's killer will get what's coming to him.

China wants people to remember Benn as a helper and a leader. She's coping by knowing justice will be served, and Honie will fry like bacon on a pan.

URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28305066/claudia_marie-benn#view-photo=212345665

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