An upstate New York woman is headed to prison after she tried to frame a horse for her mother’s murder — reportedly going so far as to get an equestrian expert to testify at her trial that “horses, by nature can cause harm to human life, if they choose to, in their own way.”
Ariela Thran, 33, of Fulton, was sentenced last week to 25 years to life in prison for the murder of her mom, Patricia “Allison” Halverson, in December 2023 at Halverson’s home in Solon, according to the Cortland County District Attorney. Halverson’s body was discovered “near a piece of farming equipment, exposed to the elements,” which bolstered Thran’s horse claims and arguments in court — along with police not finding a murder weapon, the DA’s office reported.
Solon is located in the central part of the Empire State, around 150 miles west of Albany…