A Texas jury has sentenced Tanner Horner to death by lethal injection for the kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand — a heartbreaking case that shocked the nation and left a family forever changed.
The 34-year-old former FedEx driver pleaded guilty to capital murder and aggravated kidnapping shortly before his trial began on April 7. His admission brought an end to one legal chapter, but the disturbing details revealed during the proceedings left the courtroom devastated.
