Ex-FedEx Driver Who Killed 7-Year-Old Athena Strand Is Sentenced to Death
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Tanner Lynn Horner, a former FedEx delivery driver, was sentenced to death for kidnapping and strangling 7-year-old Athena Strand in Paradise, Texas.
- The abduction occurred on November 30, 2022, outside Athena's father's home, located about 40 miles northwest of Fort Worth.
- Horner, 34, pleaded guilty to capital murder and aggravated kidnapping on April 7, just before his trial began, which proceeded to determine his sentence.
- Athena was reported missing approximately two hours after getting off her school bus, prompting a large-scale search involving multiple law enforcement agencies and nearly 200 volunteers.
