Jurors deciding the fate of a Texas man who gruesomely strangled and killed a 7-year-old girl, then dumped her body in a river, are set to hear the child's bone-chilling final screams and struggles, as her life was taken from her, Wonderwall.com can report. Tanner Horner shocked the court on April 7 when he pleaded guilty to the murder of Athena Strand just hours before his trial was set to begin. The recordings will still be played in court, regardless of the plea. Audio will tell all Former FedEx driver Tanner Horner snatched Athena Strand in his truck and strangled her. By: Wise Co.