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FedEx driver Tanner Horner who kidnapped and killed seven-year-old Athena Strand has been sentenced to death by lethal injection.

Athena Strand’s mother wore all black as the 7-year-old’s heartless killer was sentenced to death — one of the rare times during the disturbing case that she didn’t wear pink, her late daughter’s ...

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 ...

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 A jury sentenced the ...

A former FedEx delivery driver who pleaded guilty to killing a 7-year-old girl in Texas was sentenced to death Tuesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles ...

A former FedEx driver pleaded guilty to kidnapping and killing a 7-year-old girl after delivering what would have been her Christmas gift, but the prosecution and defense told conflicting stories ...

Editors note: The below story features descriptions of sexual abuse and the assault of a child. Tanner Horner, the former FedEx driver who murdered 7-year-old Athena Strand, was sentenced to death ...