Lawyers for the man accused of kidnapping and killing the 7-year-old North Texas girl Athena Strand argued Tuesday he’s unfit for the death penalty because he’s autistic.
Tanner Horner, a former delivery driver, was charged with capital murder in 2022 after prosecutors and police say he hit Athena with his delivery van while backing up before kidnapping and strangling her out of fear she would tell her father.
Athena’s body was found 72 hours later after police say Horner confessed he had strangled her. He led them to the body, which was in a creek, court records say…