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The assemblage of Athena Strand, the seven-year-old miss from Texas who went missing connected Wednesday has been recovered 6 miles distant from her home, authorities said connected Friday.
Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin said that a FedEx motortruck operator abducted Athena and that she apt died wrong an hr based connected integer grounds and connected a confession, CBS News reported.
The driver, Tanner Lynn Horner, 31, is being held astatine the Wise County Jail connected charges of superior execution and aggravated kidnapping.
An Amber Alert was issued connected Thursday for the child, who vanished the nighttime earlier successful Paradise.
According to the Wise County Sheriff’s Office, the kid was dropped disconnected from schoolhouse astatine her location successful Paradise astatine 4.30pm connected Wednesday.
Her stepmother reportedly called constabulary to study her missing astir 6.40pm that time erstwhile she didn’t find Athena successful her country aft an argument.
After confirmation of her death, Athena’s parent posted a heartbreaking connection connected Facebook calling her a “princess” and calling her murderer a “cruel, sick monster”.
Devastating quality announced connected Friday evening
After 2 days of searching, Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin delivered the devastating quality that Athena’s assemblage had been recovered astatine a Friday evening quality conference.
Oliver O'Connell5 December 2022 05:15
What happened connected the time Athena disappeared
The Wise County Sheriff’s Office says that seven-year-old Athena Strand went to schoolhouse and returned to her location successful Paradise, Texas astatine astir 4.30pm connected Wednesday.
Her begetter had near his woman and girl astatine location to spell hunting, and Athena and her stepmother allegedly got into an statement aft she arrived location from school.
“We cognize that determination was a small spot of an statement betwixt her and her step-mom past nighttime but it isn’t thing unusual,” Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin said. “There was that argument, past step-mom went to hole dinner, came backmost to get Athena, and Athena wasn’t successful her room.”
At astir 6.40pm Athena’s stepmother called 911 erstwhile she realised that the small miss was not successful her chamber nor anyplace other successful the location aft spending an hr looking for her.
Police issued an AMBER Alert and the hunt for Athena began. Some 200 volunteers from the section assemblage joined instrumentality enforcement officers successful the hunt overnight, done Thursday, and into Friday.
Athena’s assemblage was recovered astir 11 miles distant from her home.
“It hurts our hearts to cognize that kid died,” Sheriff Akin said during a property league connected Friday evening. “It’s 1 of the toughest investigations that I’ve been progressive successful due to the fact that it’s a child. And anytime there’s a kid that dies, it conscionable hits you successful your heart.”
Oliver O'Connell5 December 2022 03:15
Suspect expected successful tribunal connected Monday
Tanner Horner is expected successful tribunal connected Monday for a detention hearing.
He was booked into Wise County Jail astatine 2am connected Friday connected counts of aggravated kidnapping and superior execution of a idiosyncratic nether the property of 10.
His enslaved is acceptable astatine $1.5m.
Oliver O'Connell5 December 2022 01:15
Everything we cognize astir Tanner Horner
According to Wise County Jail records, Tanner Horner was booked astatine 2am connected Friday connected 1 number of superior execution of a idiosyncratic nether 10 and aggravated kidnapping. His enslaved was acceptable astatine $1.5m.
Oliver O'Connell5 December 2022 00:15
Mother says her ‘princess’ was taken by a ‘cruel monster’
The heartbroken parent of Texas schoolgirl Athena Strand has described the fishy who allegedly confessed to her execution arsenic a “sick, cruel monster” successful a heartbreaking Facebook post.
Bevan Hurley reports.
Oliver O'Connell4 December 2022 22:15
Local schoolhouse districts to deterioration pinkish successful amusement of support
Area schoolhouse districts volition deterioration pinkish successful enactment of Athena Strand, her household and the section community.
Oliver O'Connell4 December 2022 21:30
Recap: FedEx operator arrested for execution of Athena Strand, 7, aft delivering bundle to her home
Athena was apt abducted from her driveway, astir 200 yards distant from the house, astir 6pm connected Wednesday evening.
Sravasti Dasgupta reports.
Oliver O'Connell4 December 2022 20:45
Oliver O'Connell4 December 2022 20:00
What happened connected the time Athena disappeared
The Wise County Sheriff’s Office says that seven-year-old Athena Strand went to schoolhouse and returned to her location successful Paradise, Texas astatine astir 4.30pm connected Wednesday.
Her begetter had near his woman and girl astatine location to spell hunting, and Athena and her stepmother allegedly got into an statement aft she arrived location from school.
“We cognize that determination was a small spot of an statement betwixt her and her step-mom past nighttime but it isn’t thing unusual,” Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin said. “There was that argument, past step-mom went to hole dinner, came backmost to get Athena, and Athena wasn’t successful her room.”
At astir 6.40pm Athena’s stepmother called 911 erstwhile she realised that the small miss was not successful her chamber nor anyplace other successful the location aft spending an hr looking for her.
Police issued an AMBER Alert and the hunt for Athena began. Some 200 volunteers from the section assemblage joined instrumentality enforcement officers successful the hunt overnight, done Thursday, and into Friday.
Athena’s assemblage was recovered astir 11 miles distant from her home.
“It hurts our hearts to cognize that kid died,” Sheriff Akin said during a property league connected Friday evening. “It’s 1 of the toughest investigations that I’ve been progressive successful due to the fact that it’s a child. And anytime there’s a kid that dies, it conscionable hits you successful your heart.”
Oliver O'Connell4 December 2022 19:30
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