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-Lurid Crime Tales-
FedEx driver accused of killing Athena Strand, 7, hit with child sex assault charges
2022-12-23
[NYPOST] The Texas FedEx driver accused of strangling 7-year-old Athena Strand and dumping her body in a nearby river was hit Tuesday with new charges of sexual assault of a child.

The three molestation charges are not related to last month’s horrific killing of Athena, Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin told WCMessenger.com.

Tanner Horner was already being held in Wise County Jail on charges of capital murder and aggravated kidnapping in Athena’s death. He allegedly admitted to strangling the child after accidentally hitting her with his delivery van.

The sexual assault charges were filed from Tarrant County, approximately 35 miles from where Horner, 31, kidnapped Athena from her Paradise home.

Horner allegedly told police he killed Athena inside his delivery truck out of fear she would tell her parents he accidentally struck her with the vehicle. He had been dropping off a package — which turned out to be the girl’s Christmas present — when he told officers he "panicked" and tossed her in the back of the FedEx truck.

Posted by:Fred

#4  Should be hit with an ax. one appendage at a time.
Posted by: BrerRabbit   2022-12-23 16:27  

#3  Should be hit with an ax.
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-12-23 14:16  

#2  "I gots a special delivery for ya..."
Posted by: ed in texas   2022-12-23 13:25  

#1  

It happened in Texas, so the odds are there will be meaningful justice applied at some point. Heck, he could strangle himself in jail.

But, imagine if it happened in San Francisco and what the charges and bail would be?
Posted by: NN2N1   2022-12-23 06:48  

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