
A former FedEx driver accused of murdering a seven-year-old child was sentenced to death on Tuesday, 4 May. The verdict came after the accused, Tanner Horner, pleaded guilty to killing Athena Strand in November 2022 last month.
At the time, Horner reportedly delivered Strand's Barbie Christmas present to her home in Paradise in Wise County. At some point, Athena's stepmother, Ashley Strand, noticed the child was missing and immediately reported it to authorities. Her naked body was found two days later, according to officials in a report by NBC News.