Killer FedEx driver Tanner Horner revealed the chilling final words he said to 7-year-old Athena Strand before strangling her inside his delivery truck and dumping her body in a creek near her Texas home.
The twisted 34-year-old ordered the terrified girl into the back of his truck, telling her he’d take her to the hospital after abducting Athena from her Paradise home while delivering her Christmas present on Nov. 30, 2022, according to police interview footage played in court Thursday.
“Just get in the back of the van, we’re going to the hospital,” Horner told investigators of their final exchange, while denying that he had killed Athena.
Horner, 34, ordered the terrified girl into the back of his truck, telling her he’d take her to the hospital after abducting her.The Dallas Morning News via Getty Images
Instead, he claimed his alter ego “Zero” was the one who murdered the little girl.
The sicko told police he accidentally hit Athena with his truck and claimed he tried to calm her down — but when he failed, his sinister shadow self “took over.”
Horner insisted it was “Zero” — not he — who demanded that the 67-pound child get into his truck before strangling her, stripping her clothes off and dumping her body in the Trinity River, where she was found two days later.
Horner claimed that his other personality “took over” when he strangled little Athena Strand after kidnapping her from outside her house.Family Handout
CCTV footage showing Athena Strand inside Tanner Horner’s FedEx truck.FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth
There is also evidence that the deviant sexually assaulted the girl either before or after he killed her.
“I didn’t do it, but he did, and that’s what f–ks with me,” Horner told police following his arrest.
“I’m wondering who the hell’s been in my head this whole time.”
Horner unexpectedly pleaded guilty on Tuesday to the heinous slaying just as his murder trial was set to kick off.
A Texas jury has since heard harrowing testimony to determine whether he will be sentenced to death or life in prison without parole.
News
BREAKING TODAY: Meghan Markle STEPS OUT WITH SOMETHING SHE ONCE DISLIKED — BUT A SMALL DETAIL IN MELBOURNE IS WHAT’S REALLY MAKING PEOPLE TALK…
The Duchess of Sussex made a surprising wardrobe choice today as she continues to tour Australia alongside Prince Harry. After complaining…
THE SUBTLE DETAIL IN Meghan Markle’s JEWELLERY IS GETTING EVERYONE TALKING — AND IT’S NOT WHAT PEOPLE EXPECTED…
All eyes have been on the Duchess of Sussex in recent days as she and Prince Harry continue their four-day quasi-royal tour of Australia. Now,…
A MAN OF HIS WORD… — Heartfelt tributes to a young father ki-lled in an Easter motorbike trag-edy in Paracombe, with his family left devastated
‘He loved his family with absolute, unwavering clarity.’ A young South Australian father killed in a horror motorbike crash in the Adelaide…
💔 PAINFUL STATEMENT — Michael Judge’s mother, Jaymie Zisson, speaks out after the Mandurah crash that claimed her son’s lif3…
The 11-year-old was struck by a car in an Easter holiday tragedy. The mother of a young scooter rider killed…
A DIFFERENT SIDE… — Bec’s “secret life” outside the drama on MAFS Australia has viewers asking serious questions
Bec Zacharia is this year’s biggest villain on MAFS Australia, constantly ripping into people for literally no reason and never apologising or admitting…
SHE DIDN’T DESERVE IT… — The ch1lling note from FedEx driver Tanner Horner to the family of 7-year-old victim Athena Strand revealed
Killer FedEx driver Tanner Horner once wrote a groveling letter to the family of his 7-year-old victim, Athena Strand, in…
End of content
No more pages to load
