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USA - Texas. Tanner Horner sentenced to death
May 5, 2026: May 5, 2026 - Texas. A Tarrant County jury sentenced Tanner Horner to death
Horner pleaded guilty in the murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand.
Horner, 34, pleaded guilty last month to the kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand on Nov. 30, 2022. Horner, at the time a FedEx driver, admitted to abducting Athena after delivering a Christmas package to her rural Wise County home. He later strangled her in his truck before dumping her body in a nearby river.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/article/athena-strand-trial-closing-arguments-soon-22241561.php (Source: Dallas Morning News, 05/05/2026)
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