Tanner Horner's Trial: Jury Weighs Punishment

0:00It's April 9th. This is Dallas News today, powered by AI. The Tanner Horner trial picks back up at 9 a.m., Thursday and Wise County, where he's facing charges for kidnapping and killing seven-year-old Athena, Strand back in 2022. He pleaded guilty this Tuesday to Capitol murder during a kidnapping, so now the jury's job is straight-up punishment, death penalty from prosecutors, or life without parole from the defense. Here this week, things heated up with testimony from lead investigator Texas Ranger Joe Bespinosa, who took to stand most of Wednesday and heads. Back soon. Jures tomorrow get video from another interview with Horner, just days after his arrest, shedding more light on his wild claims during questioning. He pinned the whole thing on some alter ego he called zero, even switching into that persona to guide Espinosa right to Athena's body in the woods. As this unfolds, the jury weighs it all for a final call, bringing some measure of justice to a heartbroken family and community still reeling from.

1:01The loss.