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Lindsay Thompson
Coverage of Lindsay Thompson in the Nexus archive.
- Athena Strand’s killer FedEx driver's split personas, defense scream ‘manipulation,’ not madness: expert
Tanner Horner, a FedEx driver, pleaded guilty to killing 7-year-old Athena Strand, with his defense citing mental health struggles. Body camera footage shows him switching personas during police interactions, prompting experts to question manipulation over madness. A jury will decide his sentence between life imprisonment or death.
- Athena Strand’s killer FedEx driver told police he ‘kind of tossed’ 7-year-old’s body into woods, video shows
Tanner Horner, a former FedEx driver, pleaded guilty to murdering 7-year-old Athena Strand, admitting to strangling her during a delivery. Prosecutors argue he covered a camera, threatened the child, and sexually assaulted her before dumping her body in Texas woods. The trial focuses on his guilty plea and potential death penalty.