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Harrod for Hire

The Arizona Supreme Court on July 16 upheld the death-penalty conviction of James “Butch” Harrod in the 1988 execution of Phoenix heiress Jeanne Tovrea. While the high court’s unanimous ruling pushes the 48-year-old Harrod one step closer to execution, it does nothing to get to the bottom of one of Arizona’s most storied homicides.

“This was a murder for hire,” Justice Frederick J. Martone wrote in the 46-page opinion, “not a robbery gone bad.”

Harrod, however, remains the only person charged in the murder, even though police and prosecutors often have alleged that Jeanne’s stepson, Edward “Hap” Tovrea Jr., orchestrated the killing with a twofold motive: money and hate. He lives these days in posh La Jolla, California, where he apparently was on the night of his stepmother’s murder.

Harrod never has admitted his own guilt, much less nailed anyone else for the crime. Hap Tovrea has denied any wrongdoing, and his attorney, Tom Henze, says he will continue to have no comment about the case.

But Jeanne Tovrea’s only child, Deborah Luster, says she is pleased…

Lyla Harrod Becomes First Openly Trans Person to Hold Major FKT

(Photo/Lyla Harrod)

The Appalachian Trail (AT), one of America's most storied thru-hikes, has a new Fastest Known Time (FKT). Lyla "Sugar" Harrod, 38, completed a southbound, self-supported FKT of 52 days, 18 hours, and 37 minutes, beating the prior women's record by over a day and a half.

The record has been verified by fastestknowntime.com, the de facto arbiter of FKT records. Harrod has now become the first openly trans person to hold an FKT on any premier route, a classification given to high-status, well-known trails like the AT, PCT, and CDT.

Harrod is an avid thru-hiker and athlete. She has previously hiked the AT, Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), and Continental Divide Trail (CDT) and already has several official FKTs under her belt. Among them is the unsupported women's FKT for The Direttissima, a 230-mile traverse of all 48 of New Hampshire's 4,000-foot peaks.

She also created and coined the "Divide to Crest" route. This 3,000-mile hike connects the southern terminus of the CDT in New Mexico with the northern terminus of the PCT in Canada.