Tanner Horner kidnapped and strangled the girl, Athena Strand, after delivering a package to her home in Texas. The package was her Christmas gift, a set of Barbies. By Rylee Kirk A former FedEx ...

A North Texas jury on Tuesday sentenced a former delivery driver to death for the abduction and killing of 7-year-old Athena Strand. Tanner Lynn Horner, who pleaded guilty last month to capital murder ...

Editors note: The below story features descriptions of sexual abuse and the assault of a child. Tanner Horner was bullied as a child, is on the autism spectrum and had a high exposure to lead that may ...

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A Texas jury will hear more testimony on April 23 that defense attorneys hope will convince them to spare the life of a former FedEx driver who admitted to kidnapping and killing a 7-year-old girl ...

Disturbing recordings of a 7-year-old child's final moments left jurors visibly distraught on Thursday, April 16, during the sentencing trial of an ex-FedEx driver accused of kidnapping and strangling ...

Athena Strand's father, Jacob Strand, took the stand Thursday morning, facing his daughter's killer and making an emotional plea to the court to make the right decision in punishing Tanner Horner.

In court Wednesday, Athena Strand’s mother described cherished memories, the shock of her daughter’s disappearance and the pain of seeing her again after she was found. A Fort Worth courtroom fell ...

Athena Strand was a strong, independent child who loved life, her mother testified Wednesday during the seventh day of Tanner Horner’s capital murder trial in Tarrant County. Maitlyn Gandy, wearing a ...

Every day since 7-year-old Athena Strand’s battered and bruised body was pulled from a North Texas river more than three years ago, Maitlyn Gandy has talked to her deceased daughter. “I tell her that ...

Lauren Crawford joined the CBS News Texas team in July of 2023. Born in Fort Worth and raised in Keller, she is thrilled to be home and telling stories that make a difference in the community. She's a ...

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 ...