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 set to begin in Texas. Jurors were then tasked to decide if the 34-year-old should be sentenced to death or life in prison - and the evidence presented during the penalty phase has been harrowing. Here's what is known about the crime, the trial and the disturbing details that have emerged from the courtroom before the jury ultimately sentenced him to death.