FedEx Driver's Sentencing: Athena's Life & Death

0:00It's April 8th, from your city to your ears. This is Dallas News today, powered by AI. Tanner Horner, the 34-year-old FedEx driver, pleaded guilty to Capitol murder in the death of seven-year-old Athena Strand right before his. Trial kicked off this week in Taren County. Back in November 2022, he delivered a Pakistaner a family's home in Wise County, then grabbed the girl, strangled her, and dumped her. Body and the Trinity River. Now the jury's in the sentencing phase, deciding between death or life without parole. Earlier this week, on April 7th, the first day focused on who Athena was, with photos shown of her smiling big and starting school. Prosecutors laid out how Horner led cops to the body after they traced the delivery back to him. Her first-grade teacher shared how the loss split her life in two, changing her whole approach to teaching. Athena's stepmom talked about searching their 10-acre property that day, assuming the kid was just playing hide and seek, but now she says she trusts.

1:00No one anymore. Folks close to Athena described deep, lasting pain that's reshaped their worlds, from therapy sessions to everyday fears. The trial picks back up, Wednesday at 9am, with videos of Horner's police interviews, body discovery footage, and testimony from the lead Texas. Change your investigator as the jury weighs this heavy call.