Tanner Horner's Capital Murder Trial Begins

0:00After more than three years, the Capitol murder trial for Tanner Horner kicks off Tuesday in Taren County. He's the 35-year-old FedEx contract driver accused of kidnapping and strangling seven-year-old Athena Strand outside her Wise County home on November 30, 2022. Horner admitted to hitting her with his van by accident during a delivery, then panicking and killing her. If convicted, he faces the death penalty. The trial got moved from Wise County because of heavy media buzz that could bias a local jury. Horner's team has spout tons of motions by challenging police interviews over Miranda Wright's issues, pushing to drop the death penalty citing his. Altism and even banning words like psychopath from the courtroom. Folks in the community held candlelight vigils after Athena vanished, sparking a massive search and amber alert that lasted 72 hours until. Her body turned up nearby in Boyd, her death hit hard, leading Texas lawmakers to pass the Athena Alert Law last year.

1:00That new rule lets cops issue amber, alerts faster for missing kids, even without full proof of abduction, covering a 100-mile radius and, nearby counties. It's still called an amber alert, but honors her memory by easing the criteria. As the gavel drops around 9 a.m., Tuesday, expect intense testimony in Fox 4's live coverage. This case reminds us how one tragedy can push real. Change, while justice finally rolls in. I'm Corey with the story that your Dallas News today update AI-powered and always on.