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Trial Set to Begin for Tanner Horner, Texas FedEx Driver Accused of Killing 7-Year-Old Athena Strand in 2022
Horner admitted killing Athena Strand, and jurors will decide whether his autism and other mitigation evidence should spare him from execution.
- On Tuesday, Tanner Horner pleaded guilty in Tarrant County to capital murder and aggravated kidnapping of 7-year-old Athena Strand, moving the trial immediately to the punishment phase where jurors will decide between death or life in prison.
- Horner, a contract delivery driver for FedEx, struck Strand with his van on November 30, 2022, in Paradise, Texas, while delivering a Christmas present; he later admitted to abducting and strangling the child.
- Prosecutors warned jurors the evidence is "rough" and would show what a 250-pound man can do to a 67-pound child, alleging Horner warned Strand not to scream after hitting her with his vehicle.
- Defense attorney Steven Goble argued for a life sentence, citing Horner's autism, mental illness, and brain damage while asking jurors to spare him from the death penalty.
- If all 12 jurors unanimously agree, Horner faces the death penalty; if they cannot agree at any stage, he receives life in prison without parole.
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Former FedEx driver pleads guilty to killing 7-year-old after making delivery at her home
A former FedEx driver pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing a 7-year-old girl after delivering a Christmas gift to her Texas home, where he told authorities he accidentally struck her with his van and then strangled her in a fit of panic.
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