
Tanner Horner, the 34-year-old FedEx driver convicted of kidnapping and murdering 7-year-old Athena Strand in Texas, has been sentenced to death.
We recall that the tragic event occurred in November 2022 in Paradise, Texas, a case that shocked the United States of America.
Horner, while delivering packages, approached little Athena's house carrying a box of Barbie dolls, which were intended as a Christmas present.
According to authorities, he took the girl, put her in the FedEx truck and drowned her a short time later, abandoning her body in a creek about 14 kilometers from her home.
In the audio presented in court, Athena is heard asking:
In one of the soundtrack's most shocking moments, Athena asks him, sobbing: "Are you a kidnapper? Why are you doing this to me?"
Horner replies: "Because you're beautiful. You know that?"