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Tanner Horner kidnapped and strangled the girl, Athena Strand, after delivering a package to her home in Texas. The package was her Christmas gift, a set of Barbies. By Rylee Kirk A former FedEx ...

A North Texas jury on Tuesday sentenced a former delivery driver to death for the abduction and killing of 7-year-old Athena Strand. Tanner Lynn Horner, who pleaded guilty last month to capital murder ...

Editors note: The below story features descriptions of sexual abuse and the assault of a child. Tanner Horner was bullied as a child, is on the autism spectrum and had a high exposure to lead that may ...

Athena Strand was 7 years old when she was kidnapped and killed in November 2022 by a FedEx driver Amanda McCoy/Star-Telegram via AP, Pool; Wise County Sheriff's Department; WFAA/YouTube Athena Strand ...

Disturbing recordings of a 7-year-old child's final moments left jurors visibly distraught on Thursday, April 16, during the sentencing trial of an ex-FedEx driver accused of kidnapping and strangling ...

Jurors sobbed during the sentencing trial of FedEx driver Tanner Horner as they heard audio of Athena Strand’s heartbreaking final moments. Before the graphic hour-long footage was played for the jury ...

Athena Strand's father, Jacob Strand, took the stand Thursday morning, facing his daughter's killer and making an emotional plea to the court to make the right decision in punishing Tanner Horner.

The trial of Tanner Horner resumed Wednesday, April 15, with the jury hearing about DNA and video evidence in the killing of 7-year-old Athena Strand and the day concluded with emotional testimony ...