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AMBER Alert issued for 7-year-old Wise County girl
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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 murdered a “cruel, sick monster”.
Mother of Athena Strand 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”.
Athena, 7, disappeared from her location successful Paradise, Texas, connected Wednesday aft having a disagreement with her stepmother.
Bevan Hurley reports.
Oliver O'Connell4 December 2022 13:45
Candlelight vigil scheduled for Tuesday
The section First Baptist Church Cottondale has arranged a Candlelight Memorial Service to let the assemblage to travel unneurotic to observe the beingness of Athena Strand. It volition beryllium held connected Tuesday 6 December astatine 6pm.
Oliver O'Connell4 December 2022 13:15
Everything we cognize astir FedEx operator accused of murdering Athena Strand
A FedEx declaration operator has allegedly confessed to the abduction and execution of missing 7-year-old Athena Strand, authorities successful Texas say.
Here’s what we cognize truthful far.
Oliver O'Connell4 December 2022 12:30
Watch successful full: Wise County Sheriff’s Department gives property conference
Athena Strand recovered dormant aft being kidnapped by FexEX driver: Wise County sheriff
Oliver O'Connell4 December 2022 11:30
Who is Tanner Horner?
WFAA reports that Tanner Horner was moving arsenic a declaration FedEx motortruck driver, and was delivering a bundle to Athena Strand’s household location erstwhile she was allegedly abducted.
He is from Lake Worth, astir 30 miles southbound of wherever Athena’s assemblage was found.
FBI Acting Agent successful Charge Jim Dwyer said authorities judge the seven-year-old died lone astir an hr aft being abducted based connected integer grounds and statements gathered portion interviewing Horner.
Authorities had known that a FedEx operator visited the location the time Athena went missing. The probe pointed to Horner aft a extremity and bully constabulary work.
Horner is the lone fishy authorities judge liable successful the case, Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin said.
He is not a narration and has nary transportation to the Strand family.
Horner is charged with superior execution and aggravated kidnapping. He is booked into the Wise County Jail and his enslaved astatine this clip is $1.5m.
Oliver O'Connell4 December 2022 10:00
Who is Athena Strand?
Seven-year-old Athena Strand went missing since astir 6pm connected Wednesday evening.
She was past seen astatine her father’s location connected County Road 3573 successful Paradise, Texas, dressed successful a grey long-sleeve garment with achromatic flowers, bluish jeans with achromatic flowers connected the pockets and brownish boots
Athena reportedly near the location aft an statement with her stepmother.
Police said the pistillate spent “about an hour” searching for the youngster earlier calling the sheriff’s office.
The child’s begetter was reportedly connected a cervid hunting travel successful southbound Texas astatine the clip of the disappearance.
On Friday evening, Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin announced that a FedEx motortruck operator identified arsenic Tanner Lynn Horner was arrested successful transportation with the abduction and execution of the missing child.
Mr Horner has been held successful jailhouse connected charges of superior execution and aggravated kidnapping.
Mr Akin said that astatine astir the clip that the kid went missing connected Wednesday, the fishy dropped disconnected a bundle astatine the home.
She was apt abducted from her driveway, astir 200 yards distant from the house.
She apt died wrong an hr based connected integer grounds and connected a confession.
Oliver O'Connell4 December 2022 08:00
Recap: Body of missing 7-year-old miss recovered successful Wise County, Texas
The assemblage of missing seven-year-old Athena Strand has been recovered successful Wise county, Texas sheriff Lane Akin said astatine a property league connected Friday evening.
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Oliver O'Connell4 December 2022 06:00
Family ‘devastated’ aft missing child’s assemblage is found
Authorities said that seven-year-old Athena Strand’s household is “devastated” aft her assemblage was recovered connected Friday.
Wise County sheriff Lane Akin said: “They’re aggravated due to the fact that of what happened-a precious kid taken from their lives.”
Authorities judge that the kid was abducted from her driveway by and died wrong an hr based connected integer grounds and statements gathered portion interviewing Tanner Lynn Horner.
Horner, a FedEx motortruck operator is being held successful Wise County jail.
Oliver O'Connell4 December 2022 04:00
FedEx operator who abducted Athena did not cognize her family
Authorities person said that the 31-year-old FedEx motortruck driver, Tanner Lynn Horner, who was held for abducting and murdering Athena Strand did not cognize the missing seven-year-old oregon her family.
Sheriff Lane Akin said astatine a property league connected Friday: “He was not related and did not cognize the family.”
The seven-year-old had gone missing from her location connected Wednesday.
Oliver O'Connell4 December 2022 02:30
FedEx operator apt abducted and murdered Athena Strand, sheriff says
Wise County sheriff Lane Akin announced connected Friday that a FedEx motortruck operator identified arsenic Tanner Lynn Horner was arrested successful transportation with the abduction and execution of missing seven-year-old Athena Strand.
Horner has been held successful jailhouse connected charges of superior execution and aggravated kidnapping.
Mr Akin said that astatine astir the clip that the kid went missing connected Wednesday, Horner dropped disconnected a bundle astatine the home.
She was apt abducted from her driveway, astir 200 yards distant from the house.
She apt died wrong an hr based connected integer grounds and connected a confession.
Mr Akin said the fishy gave officials astatine slightest 2 mendacious locations - including an country of CR 4599 that was taped disconnected by constabulary connected Friday day - earlier starring them to Athena’s body.
Oliver O'Connell4 December 2022 01:00
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