Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=o7e1rI1O0gQ Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LIVE TRIAL COVERAGE: The Death of Athena Strand | Tanner Horners Capital Murder Sentencing - Day 5 [pnP0j8gCbdC] Health Updated on August 07, 2026 EDT — Published on August 07, 2026 EDT Former FedEx driver Tanner Horner has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and killing 7-year-old North Texas girl Athena Strand in 2022. Now, the trial continues its sentencing phase -- and he could receive the death penalty. Horner's attorney have argued that Horner's Autism Spectrum Disorder "reduces his moral blameworthiness, negates the retributive and deterrent purposes of capital punishment and exposes him to the unacceptable risk that he will be wrongfully sentenced to death. Follow our live blog here: vClc3X4eIql zOENi1MLquK TT97qdr4HXn saYklfCNK5K
Former FedEx driver Tanner Horner has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and killing 7-year-old North Texas girl Athena Strand in 2022. Now, the trial continues its sentencing phase -- and he could receive the death penalty. Horner's attorney have argued that Horner's Autism Spectrum Disorder "reduces his moral blameworthiness, negates the retributive and deterrent purposes of capital punishment and exposes him to the unacceptable risk that he will be wrongfully sentenced to death. Follow our live blog here: vClc3X4eIql zOENi1MLquK TT97qdr4HXn saYklfCNK5K