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Tanner Horner's family describes abuse and addiction growing up, says he ‘ate coins'

Previous Trial Coverage: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9-11 | Day 12 | Day 13 | Day 14 | Day 15 | Day 16 | Day 17 | Day 18 | Day 19 | Day 20 A jury heard more ...
CBS News

Tanner Horner's relatives, expert on lead exposure testify in his murder trial sentencing

Steven Rosenbaum is a digital producer for CBS Texas. A versatile journalist, Steven writes, edits and produces content for the CBS Texas digital platforms. Tanner Horner's defense attorneys resumed ...
CBS News

Tanner Horner sentenced to death penalty for 2022 kidnapping, murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand

A Tarrant County jury sentenced Tanner Horner to death in the 2022 kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand on Tuesday. Horner pleaded guilty to the crime just moments before his trial began ...
People

Tanner Horner, Former FedEx Driver Who Admitted to Killing 7-Year-Old Athena Strand, Learns Fate

Horner, 34, pleaded guilty to kidnapping and murdering Athena Strand, 7, in 2022 Texas EquuSearch/Facebook; AP/Shutterstock Athena Strand, 7, was kidnapped and murdered in Paradise, Texas, on Nov. 30, ...
Yahoo

Tanner Horner's former babysitter describes how he was as a toddler

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tanner Horner's second-cousin, who also served as his babysitter, described said he loved loved eating coins as a toddler. Ariel ...
Us Weekly

What Did Tanner Horner Do? Former FedEx Driver Pleaded Guilty to Murdering 7-Year-Old Athena Strand

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 ...
NBC DFW

Tanner Horner sentenced to death by lethal injection for murder of Athena Strand

Previous Trial Coverage: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9-11 | Day 12 | Day 13 | Day 14 | Day 15 | Day 16 | Day 17 | Day 18 | Day 19 | Day 20 Tanner Horner, the ...
People

How Was Tanner Horner Caught? What Led Investigators to the Former FedEx Driver After Athena Strand Was Reported Missing

Tanner Horner was sentenced to death on May 5, over three years after killing 7-year-old Athena Strand Jordana Comiter is an Associate Editor on the Evergreen team at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...
USA Today

Tanner Lynn Horner sentenced to death in Athena Strand murder

A Texas jury sentenced a former FedEx driver to death for kidnapping and killing a 7-year-old girl after delivering what would have been her Christmas gift. In a surprising move, Tanner Lynn Horner ...
Oxygen

“She Was Just a Baby”: Tanner Horner’s Mom Breaks Down in Court Over Athena Strand’s Murder

FedEx driver Tanner Horner’s mom broke down in court April 22 while discussing her son’s murder of Athena Strand. "I am so mad at him. I want to just tear his ass up,” she said through tears, ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Day 12 recap: Tanner Horner’s defense case in Athena Strand murder trial

Defense attorneys continued presenting their case Monday in the trial of Tanner Horner, who has pleaded guilty to killing 7-year-old Athena Strand. At the start of the prosecution’s case on April 7, ...