Defendant Tanner Horner listens to testimony at the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center in Fort Worth, Texas, on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in his trial for the 2022 killing of 7-year-old Athena Strand. (Amanda McCoy/Star-Telegram via AP)

Former FedEx driver pleads guilty to killing 7-year-old girl after making delivery at her Texas home

by The Associated Press April 22, 2026

written by The Associated Press April 22, 2026

By Jamie Stengle DALLAS (AP) — A former FedEx driver pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing a 7-year-old girl after delivering a Christmas gift to her Texas home, where he told authorities he accidentally struck her with his van and then strangled her in a fit of panic. Tanner Horner faces eith...

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