""The only truthful thing that Tanner Horner told law enforcement was that he killed her. The pattern and web of lies that he put together, it's going to be hard for y'all to keep up with. It is lie upon lie upon lie upon lie.""
""The first thing Tanner Horner says to Athena when he picks her up and puts her in that truck, he leans down and he says: 'Don't scream or I'll hurt you.' He says that twice.""
""You are going to hear what a 250-pound man can do to a 67-pound child. And when I say it's horrible, I mean it.""
Tanner Horner admitted guilt in the 2022 murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand, claiming he accidentally struck her with his van. However, prosecutors argue he lied about the circumstances, stating she was uninjured when he abducted her. Evidence presented includes video footage and DNA findings, indicating a struggle. The jury will determine Horner's punishment, which could be the death penalty or life in prison, as the case unfolds in a Fort Worth courtroom.
Read at ABC7 Los Angeles
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