During interviews with a psychiatrist, Horner confessed for the first time to new details of the crime, saying he punched and kicked Athena.

What to Know The trial will be livestreamed and live blogged in this article. The judge has warned that the trial will include graphic testimony and video. NBC 5 has decided to cut away from particularly graphic parts of the testimony.

Tanner Horner is accused of killing 7-year-old Athena Strand after allegedly abducting and strangling her while delivering a package in 2022.

As the Tanner Horner trial enters Day 14, jurors continue to weigh whether Horner’s autism diagnosis and neurodevelopmental history are enough to spare the confessed killer of 7-year-old Athena

As the Tanner Horner trial enters Day 13, jurors continue to weigh whether Horner’s autism diagnosis and neurodevelopmental history are enough to spare the confessed killer of 7-year-old Athena Strand from the death penalty.

Killer FedEx driver Tanner Horner snorted a line of cocaine when his attempt to strangle 7-year-old Athena Strand failed, before he beat her to death, a psychiatrist testified at his murder trial Wednesday.

The expert said Horner’s mother had to explain the impact of his actions to help him understand

What to Know The trial will be livestreamed and live blogged in this article. The judge has warned that the trial will include graphic testimony and video. NBC 5 has decided to cut away from particularly graphic parts of the testimony.

Dr. Amy Fritz, another expert witness testifying for the defense, described how Horner’s justification for abducting Strand after she saw him snorting cocaine reflected his “weak