Tanner Horner has been sentenced to death for the murder of Athena Strand. A North Texas jury took the decision on the brutal 2022 crime. The former FedEx driver had earlier pled guilty to murdering ...

A former delivery driver has been sentenced to death for murdering a seven-year-old girl in Texas. Tanner Horner, 34, killed Athena Strand in November 2022 after delivering her Barbie Christmas ...

A Tarrant County jury sentenced Tanner Horner to death in the 2022 kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand on Tuesday. Horner pleaded guilty to the crime just moments before his trial began ...

(KWTX/AP) - A North Texas jury has sentenced Tanner Horner to death in the brutal 2022 murder of Athena Strand. Tanner, a former FedEx driver, pleaded guilty to killing the 7-year-old girl after ...

FORT WORTH – A former FedEx driver was sentenced to death Tuesday for abducting and killing 7-year-old Athena Strand after delivering a package of Barbie dolls to her Wise County home. Tanner Horner, ...

Former FedEx driver Tanner Horner pleaded guilty on April 7, 2026, to capital murder and aggravated kidnapping in the November 2022 death of 7-year-old Athena Strand, just as his criminal trial was ...

Previous Trial Coverage: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9-11 | Day 12 | Day 13 | Day 14 | Day 15 | Day 16 | Day 17 | Day 18 | Day 19 | Day 20 The defense rested ...

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 ...

Steven Rosenbaum is a digital producer for CBS Texas. A versatile journalist, Steven writes, edits and produces content for the CBS Texas digital platforms. Tanner Horner's defense attorneys resumed ...

FedEx driver Tanner Horner’s mom broke down in court April 22 while discussing her son’s murder of Athena Strand. "I am so mad at him. I want to just tear his ass up,” she said through tears, ...