Tanner Horner has learned his fate after he pleaded guilty to killing 7-year-old Athena Strand in 2022. Just hours after the closing arguments concluded on Tuesday, May 5, a jury in Fort Worth, Texas, deliberated and concluded that Horner, 34, will be sentenced to death. The sentencing came one month after Horner pleaded guilty to capital murder and aggravated kidnapping in the death Strand on April 7.
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FedEx Driver Tanner Horner Sentenced to Death for Athena Strand's Murder
May 5, 2026
10 days ago
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