Photos show Athena Strand kidnapping truck as jurors weigh death penalty for killer FedEx driver

Jurors successful Tanner Horner's execution proceedings saw photos of his FedEx truck, the grim vas prosecutors accidental was utilized to snatch 7-year-old Athena Strand from her ain driveway and, ultimately, to extremity her life.

On Friday, prosecutors showed the assemblage a bid of pictures from wrong the motortruck wherever Athena was murdered by Horner, 34, successful Texas connected Nov. 30, 2022. Horner pleaded blameworthy to the execution and is waiting for the assemblage to determine if helium volition beryllium sentenced to beingness successful situation oregon the decease penalty.

Jurors were shown images of bungee cords and bands recovered wrong the truck, on with photos of investigators investigating the conveyance for biologic substances.

Horner initially claimed helium had accidentally deed Athena with his transportation truck, but helium has since admitted to strangling the miss aft abducting her portion delivering a Christmas bundle to her father’s location successful Paradise, Texas.

Former FedEx transportation operator Tanner Horner killed Athena Strand. (Varghese and Summersett Law Group)

Jurors were shown grounds pictures of the interior of Tanner Horner's FedEx conveyance arsenic good arsenic bungee cords connected Friday, April 10, 2026. Horner kidnapped and strangled 7-year-old Athena Strand successful the FedEx conveyance connected Nov. 22, 2022. (KDFW-TV)

Alise Amey, a erstwhile transgression country researcher for the Wise County Sheriff's Office, said that it was recommended that they region the level from the motortruck due to the fact that Athena had markings connected her look that matched the signifier connected the truck's floor.

"There were markings connected the victim's look that were accordant with the floor," Amey testified.

Once they were removed, Amey said they were bagged successful brownish insubstantial due to the fact that they were truthful large.

Jurors were shown the exterior of Tanner Horner's FedEx conveyance wherever helium strangled 7-year-old Athena Strand successful Nov. 2022. (KDFW-TV)

FOX 4 Dallas reported that arsenic further transgression country photos were shared with the jury, the court's video provender to beryllium blurred.

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The hours of grounds shown to jurors passim the week came arsenic prosecutors utilized opening statements to overgarment Horner arsenic calculating, convulsive and remorseless successful the sidesplitting of Athena.

"First happening Tanner Horner says to Athena erstwhile helium picks her up, puts her successful that truck, leans down, and helium says, ‘Don’t shriek oregon I’ll wounded you,’" authoritative James Stainton told jurors successful opening statements Tuesday.

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"I’m going to archer you close now. One happening you’re going to perceive that is thing you can’t unhear is the level of combat that a 7-year-old miss has. When she’s facing down a definite death."

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On the archetypal time of the trial, Horner pleaded blameworthy to superior execution and aggravated kidnapping. In the punishment phase, the assemblage volition determine if Horner volition person the decease punishment oregon beingness successful situation without parole.

"Mr. Horner, to the complaint of superior murder, you whitethorn plead blameworthy oregon not guilty. What is your plea?" the justice asked.

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"Guilty, your honor," Horner replied.

"Thank you. I volition judge your plea," the justice said.

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A recently released photograph shows 7-year-old Athena Strand soon earlier prosecutors accidental she was abducted and killed by a FedEx operator delivering her Christmas present. (POOL via KDFW-TV)

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Authorities said Horner was delivering a bundle containing Barbie dolls intended arsenic a Christmas acquisition for the 7-year-old erstwhile helium abducted and killed her.

Her assemblage was recovered little than 10 miles from the location aft a monolithic hunt involving instrumentality enforcement officers, volunteers, dogs, horses and off-road vehicles.