About this episode

The episode discusses the kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand by delivery driver Tanner Horner in Paradise, Texas.

35 year old Tanner Horner, a delivery driver with a route in Paradise, Texas writes a letter to the police, “Detective, my family is in danger…” He goes on to claim that the pants in his backpack, although they do belong to the kidnapped and murdered 7 year old girl that recently went missing in Paradise, Texas, were in fact planted there. But that’s just one version of the events Tanner Horner confessed to the authorities. Detectives know it’s not true but how else can they find out what really happened to Athena in the last hours of her life? The true extent of his crimes will not be fully known until simultaneous audio and visual footage plays at his sentencing trial; his delivery truck had an interior dash cam that was recording the entire time. Will Tanner Horner be given life or be put to death? This is the kidnapping, SA, and murder of 7 year old Athena Strand. Full show notes available at RottenMangoPodcast.com

People in this episode

Host: Stephanie Soo

Topics covered

• kidnapping
• true crime
• murder
• investigation
• society
• justice

Keywords

• Tanner Horner
• Athena Strand
• kidnapping
• murder
• Paradise Texas
• true crime
• investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rotten Mango, RottenMangoPodcast.com

Places: Paradise, Texas

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