India, May 6 -- A Texas jury has sentenced former FedEx driver Tanner Horner, 34, to death for the kidnapping and murder of seven-year-old Athena Strand in November 2022. Horner had pleaded guilty to capital murder and aggravated kidnapping on April 7.

Horner abducted Athena from her home in Wise County in Texas while working as a delivery driver and later killed her inside his vehicle. Prosecutors said his actions showed deliberate intent, while he claimed he panicked after an incident. Authorities found her body two days later, and the medical examiner said she died from blunt force trauma, smothering and strangulation, according to People.

Horner does not appear to have any children or a wife. His ex-girlfriend who is identified as R...