FORT WORTH, Texas — Prosecutors are asking jurors to sentence Tanner Horner to death in the killing of 7-year-old Athena Strand, a case that shocked North Texas more than three years ago.
Horner’s trial begins Tuesday in Tarrant County after presiding Judge George Gallagher moved the case from Wise County, citing concerns he could not receive a fair trial there. A gag order remains in place, preventing attorneys from speaking publicly.
Investigators say Strand was playing in the front yard of her family’s home on Nov. 30, 2022, when Horner arrived driving a contract delivery truck for FedEx…