WELCOME TO HELL: Tanner Horner Sent to Texas Death Row

About this episode

The episode discusses Tanner Horner's sentencing to death for the kidnapping and murder of Athena Strand in Texas.

Tanner Horner, a former FedEx delivery driver, has been sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand in Texas. After pleading guilty to capital murder, Horner was moved to the Allan B. Polunsky Unit, the facility that houses Texas male death row inmates. Life inside death row means isolation, strict security, limited recreation, and years of appeals before any execution date is carried out. This video explains the case, the sentence, and the harsh conditions awaiting him on Texas death row. #AthenaStrand #TannerHorner #TrueCrime #DeathPenalty #TexasCrime #CrimeTalk

People in this episode

Host: R. Scott Reisch

Topics covered

• death penalty
• true crime
• capital murder
• Texas crime
• kidnapping
• murder

Keywords

• Tanner Horner
• Athena Strand
• Texas death row
• capital murder
• FedEx
• true crime
• death penalty

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FedEx

Places: Texas, Allan B. Polunsky Unit

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