DALLAS — The FedEx delivery driver who authorities say kidnapped and killed 7-year-old Athena Strand in Wise County allegedly told investigators she was alive after he accidentally hit her with his truck, but he panicked, put her in the vehicle and then killed her, according to an arrest-warrant affidavit released Thursday.
Wise County authorities say 31-year-old Tanner Lynn Horner, a FedEx contract driver, delivered a package to Athena’s father’s home about the time she went missing. Her body was found a few days later.
Horner, of Fort Worth, is being held on charges of capital murder and aggravated kidnapping, and his bail was set at $1.5 million. He could face the death penalty if convicted. It is unclear whether he has an attorney.
