Jurors gave Tanner Horner the death penalty at the end of a month-long trial. The former delivery driver pleaded guilty to kidnapping and killing 7-year-old Athena Strand in 2022. The defense was hoping for life in prison without parole based on claims that Horner was not a danger to society and his upbringing and autism diagnosis were mitigating factors in the crime.

On day 8 of Athena Strand's murder trial, the jury was shown video footage from December 1, 2022, depicting Tanner Horner delivering packages at various locations. Horner is seen trying to drive down a road that is blocked by multiple cars. After honking several times, he tells a woman that there are people in his way and that he has more packages to deliver. The woman informs Horner that there has been a kidnapping of a