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wutamess · 11:43 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090128/...hild_s_remains

GALVESTON, Texas – Jurors wept Tuesday watching a woman describe how teaching her 2-year-old daughter proper manners turned into a daylong torture session in which the toddler was beaten with belts, dunked in cold water and flung across a room so violently that she died.
Kimberly Trenor, 20, detailed the abuse in a videotaped statement played for jurors during the first day of her capital murder trial.

Trenor, 20, told investigators in the statement that she hit her daughter with a thick leather belt to teach her to say "please" and "yes, sir."

The little victim was dubbed "Baby Grace" by investigators who worked to identify her decomposed remains after the body was found in a plastic container in October 2007 on a tiny island in Galveston Bay.

Trenor's 25-year-old husband, Royce Zeigler II, is to be tried separately on murder charges. His attorney argues that Trenor is responsible for the child's death.

But Trenor insisted it was her husband who became so enraged when the toddler didn't behave better that he hurled her several times across a room, ultimately fracturing her skull and killing her.

"I said we have to get her to a hospital. (Zeigler) said, 'No we can't. We'll go to jail,'" Trenor said in the videotape, crying. "There came a point where she stopped breathing. He started doing CPR on the floor. He took her ... and handed her over to me. I could just feel her going cold."

At the defense table, Trenor's eyes teared up as she watched the videotape on a large screen. Several jurors wiped away tears.

Riley Ann Sawyers tried to stop her mother and stepfather from beating her to death by reaching out to her mother and saying, "I love you," assistant district attorney Kayla Allen told jurors earlier in the day during her opening statement.

The toddler's pleas didn't stop her mother from brutalizing her, the prosecutor said.

Allen said that on July 25, 2007, Trenor and Zeigler disciplined Riley by whipping her with a belt, pushing her head against a pillow and holding her head under water. She said Zeigler tossed Riley across the room, fracturing her skull. An autopsy concluded the fractures caused her death.
Allen said the adults did nothing to help even as Riley lay dying.
Instead, the couple bought a plastic container, stuffed Riley's body inside and stored it in a shed for a month or two before setting it out to sea, the prosecutor said.

Defense attorney Tommy Stickler Jr. told the jury that Trenor never intended to kill her daughter and that things just "spun out of control."
Stickler portrayed Trenor as a scared 19-year-old girl who had moved to Texas from Ohio to marry a man she met while playing an online game. She said Riley's father, her former boyfriend, had assaulted her and Zeigler was her "knight in shining armor."

"I don't want to use the word accident, but this wasn't something that was intentional," Stickler said.

Trenor could receive an automatic sentence of life in prison without parole if convicted of capital murder. The jury could also convict her of a lesser charge.

Prosecutors declined to seek the death penalty because they didn't think they could prove that either one would be a future danger, as required.

PhillyChiefFan · 01-28-2009, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Buehler445

What.
The.
****?

Die.
In.
A.
Fire.

How the **** can you do that to a kid?

This. Seriously. People like this, shouldn't have the option of living.

**luv** · 01-28-2009, 10:30 AM

Beating her with a belt to teach her to say please and yes sir? I wonder where they picked up those ideas.

PhillyChiefFan · 01-28-2009, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by wutamess

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Defense attorney Tommy Stickler Jr. told the jury that Trenor never intended to kill her daughter and that things just "spun out of control."

Stickler portrayed Trenor as a scared 19-year-old girl who had moved to Texas from Ohio to marry a man she met while playing an online game. She said Riley's father, her former boyfriend, had assaulted her and Zeigler was her "knight in shining armor."

"I don't want to use the word accident, but this wasn't something that was intentional," Stickler said.

WHAT?!?!? It shouldn't have even gotten to the point where it COULD have spun out of control, she didn't even have a chance! I hope they fry these people. They tortured a little girl and then killed her. end of story

**Donger** · 01-28-2009, 10:31 AM

Sorry, but some people forfeit their right to live. These two animals are examples.

Demonpenz · 01-28-2009, 10:34 AM

I couldn't understand then I saw what state it came from

DJJasonp · 01-28-2009, 10:34 AM

We need to call a movie producer and director and setup a deal to film "Hostel 3" -- except this time, the victims arent actors.......they're these sub-human POS's.

**The Franchise** · 01-28-2009, 10:36 AM

There are so many things I can think of.....that I would like to do to these people.

I would love to stick her mother in a 5 x 10 cell that is plastered with nothing but pictures of her daughters face......for the rest of her life.

The man on the other hand deserves to be physically tortured.

**Bugeater** · 01-28-2009, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Demonpenz

I couldn't understand then I saw what state it came from

Repost.

**Gonzo** · 01-28-2009, 10:40 AM

A year or so ago this would not have affected me near as much. I would have said, "That Sucks" or something. However, now that I'm a father, I could not imagine a punishment bad enough for these pieces of shit.

**Gonzo** · 01-28-2009, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by pestilenceaf23

There are so many things I can think of.....that I would like to do to these people.

I would love to stick her mother in a 5 x 10 cell that is plastered with nothing but pictures of her daughters face......for the rest of her life.

The man on the other hand deserves to be physically tortured.

Exactly

Pitt Gorilla · 01-28-2009, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by pestilenceaf23

There are so many things I can think of.....that I would like to do to these people.

I would love to stick her mother in a 5 x 10 cell that is plastered with nothing but pictures of her daughters face......for the rest of her life.

The man on the other hand deserves to be physically tortured.

The mother deserves worse as well. I would gladly give my life for either of my children, no questions asked. These assholes beat a girl to death. This just about ruins my day.

beach tribe · 01-28-2009, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Demonpenz

I couldn't understand then I saw what state it came from

You're usually pretty good at baiting hooks. Can't win'em all.

Pitt Gorilla · 01-28-2009, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by luv

Beating her with a belt to teach her to say please and yes sir? I wonder where they picked up those ideas.

I'm not sure, but you've got to have some real issues to beat a child with a belt.

FishingRod · 01-28-2009, 11:30 AM

I disapprove of the death penalty and was getting ready to type that I will make an exception in this case but... death is too good for these "people"

**alpha_omega** · 01-28-2009, 11:40 AM

I am not even sure what to say.

This should be unbelievable, but unfortunately it is not.

RIP....you deserved better!

01-27-2009, 11:35 PM
wutamess MVP Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Lee's Summit Casino cash: $5261637	Nuthooks+++: This'll make the manliest of men throat tighten http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090128/...hild_s_remains GALVESTON, Texas – Jurors wept Tuesday watching a woman describe how teaching her 2-year-old daughter proper manners turned into a daylong torture session in which the toddler was beaten with belts, dunked in cold water and flung across a room so violently that she died. Kimberly Trenor, 20, detailed the abuse in a videotaped statement played for jurors during the first day of her capital murder trial. Trenor, 20, told investigators in the statement that she hit her daughter with a thick leather belt to teach her to say "please" and "yes, sir." The little victim was dubbed "Baby Grace" by investigators who worked to identify her decomposed remains after the body was found in a plastic container in October 2007 on a tiny island in Galveston Bay. Trenor's 25-year-old husband, Royce Zeigler II, is to be tried separately on murder charges. His attorney argues that Trenor is responsible for the child's death. But Trenor insisted it was her husband who became so enraged when the toddler didn't behave better that he hurled her several times across a room, ultimately fracturing her skull and killing her. "I said we have to get her to a hospital. (Zeigler) said, 'No we can't. We'll go to jail,'" Trenor said in the videotape, crying. "There came a point where she stopped breathing. He started doing CPR on the floor. He took her ... and handed her over to me. I could just feel her going cold." At the defense table, Trenor's eyes teared up as she watched the videotape on a large screen. Several jurors wiped away tears. Riley Ann Sawyers tried to stop her mother and stepfather from beating her to death by reaching out to her mother and saying, "I love you," assistant district attorney Kayla Allen told jurors earlier in the day during her opening statement. The toddler's pleas didn't stop her mother from brutalizing her, the prosecutor said. Allen said that on July 25, 2007, Trenor and Zeigler disciplined Riley by whipping her with a belt, pushing her head against a pillow and holding her head under water. She said Zeigler tossed Riley across the room, fracturing her skull. An autopsy concluded the fractures caused her death. Allen said the adults did nothing to help even as Riley lay dying. Instead, the couple bought a plastic container, stuffed Riley's body inside and stored it in a shed for a month or two before setting it out to sea, the prosecutor said. Defense attorney Tommy Stickler Jr. told the jury that Trenor never intended to kill her daughter and that things just "spun out of control." Stickler portrayed Trenor as a scared 19-year-old girl who had moved to Texas from Ohio to marry a man she met while playing an online game. She said Riley's father, her former boyfriend, had assaulted her and Zeigler was her "knight in shining armor." "I don't want to use the word accident, but this wasn't something that was intentional," Stickler said. Trenor could receive an automatic sentence of life in prison without parole if convicted of capital murder. The jury could also convict her of a lesser charge. Prosecutors declined to seek the death penalty because they didn't think they could prove that either one would be a future danger, as required. Last edited by wutamess; 01-27-2009 at 11:43 PM..
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