ALERT: Jury broke down in tears today while footage of Tanner Horner killing 7-year-old Athena Strand was played. They were also shown footage of Horner telling his boss that he had “thrown up” in the truck, requesting the same vehicle the next day. The footage of the abduction reportedly showed Horner dropping off a package, a Barbie Christmas gift. Horner allegedly picked up Athena and placed her in the back of the FedEx truck and closed the door. He is then seen whispering something to her as she is moved from the back of the truck to the front. Athena then asks, “Are you a kidnapper?” Horner told her to sit down and not scream, or he would hurt her. Seeing this caused some of her family members to leave the courtroom. Horner then covered the camera so only audio could be heard. After trying to make conversation about how old Athena was, where she goes to school, Horner says, “You’re really pretty. You know that?” Horner then asked Athena to take off her shirt. She said “No” and asked for her mom. Athena was then heard crying, screaming, and loud banging was coming from the back of the truck, according to local reports. Athena’s parents, Jacob Strand and Maitlyn Gandy, have both testified in the trial, but they did not sit in the courtroom while the video was played. After cleaning the back of the truck with some kind of spray and a roll of paper towels, Horner was heard on the phone, claiming he had eaten bad food and gotten sick, and requesting the same FedEx truck the next day. (Last week)
JUST IN: Elon Musk calls for the FedEx driver who just pleaded GUILTY to MURDERING 7-year-old Athena Strand to be “EXECUTED IMMEDIATELY” We need more than that — we need him to be executed PUBLICLY Jurors literally CRIED IN COURT while hearing video of Horner KlLLING Athena following demands she take off her shirt He kiIIed her after she screamed for “momma,” not wanting to take her shirt off This is a real life DEMON. Burn this fcker at the stake. – Nick Sortor
- Tanner Horner abducted Athena Strand because he wanted to sexually assault her. Do not care what he says. She was found naked. Tanner told investigators that he kept her clothes after he killer her. His DNA was found in places ‘where you shouldn’t find DNA on a 7-year-old little girl’. There is only one reason why a man like him plans to take a child. He is a predator. This is not the first time he has done this, but it will definitely be the last. Tanner Horner did not accidentally hit Athena Strand with the FedEx truck. This was a calculated kidnapping, sexual assault, and murder. This is the kind of case the death penalty was created for. – Rose
- TANNER HORNER’S MOTHER TAKES THE STAND: Tanner Horner‘s mother is taking the stand this morning as the defense’s second witness. This is day 11 of the trial and is the first day the defense gets to present their case to the jury. This is the sentencing phase where the jury decides if Horner spends the rest of his life in prison or receives the death penalty. Horner has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and killing Athena Strand in 2022, who was only 7 years old at the time. Tanner Horner’s mother has asked the court cameras to not show her face. She has previously shared her story with psychologists who interviewed her, saying that she drank a lot in the early months she was pregnant with Horner. She also said that she did not raise him properly and was absent during childhood. Athena Strand’s mother and family are in the courtroom watching all of this unfold. I cannot imagine what it feels like to sit through the testimony of the mother of the man who admitted to killing your child. Please keep this family in your prayers. Before the mother, a psychologist who specializes in prison behavior testified this morning. He never personally evaluated Horner, so he spoke in general terms about mental health and its correlation with violence inside prisons. Over the last three days, the jury portion of the trial was paused while eight experts testified during voir dire. These experts have conducted extensive brain scans and assessments that can cost the state hundreds of thousands of dollars. The sentencing phase is expected to continue for the next eight days. This process is part of Horner’s constitutional rights, and the court is working through each step. You can watch the livestream of the trial here: youtube.com/watch?v=mAvulh
