After a two-week hearing, a jury chose to execute Horner by lethal injection rather than sentence him to life without parole.

Athena Strand was a strong, independent child who loved life, her mother testified Wednesday during the seventh day of Tanner Horner’s capital murder trial in Tarrant County. Maitlyn Gandy, wearing a ...

Prosecutors continued their case for the death penalty against Tanner Horner, who has already pleaded guilty to the 2022 murder and kidnapping of 7-year-old Athena Strand. Jurors heard emotional ...

Male DNA found on Athena Strand's rape kit A forensic analyst testified during Tanner Horner's murder trial that male DNA was found on Athena Strand's rape kit. FOX 4's Peyton Yager has more on the ...

A DNA analyst testified remotely in the sentencing phase of Tanner Horner’s trial, presenting forensic evidence to the jury in the case of 7-year-old Athena Strand.

Previous Trial Coverage: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9-11 | Day 12 | Day 13 | Day 14 | Day 15 | Day 16 | Day 17 | Day 18 | Day 19 | Day 20 Tanner Horner, the ...

The heartbroken mother of Athena Strand, who was kidnapped and killed by a deranged FedEx driver in Texas, shared a tearjerking tribute to her little “fighter” after the twisted culprit pleaded guilty ...

Killer FedEx driver Tanner Horner may have sexually assaulted 7-year-old Athena Strand before her twisted murder – which the sicko meticulously planned out in advance, a Texas prosecutor said. The ...

Paper files, photographs, magazines and digital media twist together to form an DNA strand, representing how tomorrow's data could be stored in DNA.University of Missouri DNA data storage has recently ...

While the Reds are mostly healthy heading into Spring Training, manager Terry Francona spoke with Charlie Goldsmith on Thursday morning and shared a couple of minor injury updates. Christian ...

Researchers have discovered how cells activate a last-resort DNA repair system when severe damage strikes. When genetic tangles overwhelm normal repair pathways, cells flip on a fast but error-prone ...

Johnson and Alistar competed as finalists in CU Boulder’s 2025 Lab Venture Challenge where their technology generated much interest from industry leaders. Access to DNA is crucial in many branches of ...