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Texas Jury Sentences Former FedEx Driver Tanner Horner to Death in Athena Strand Murder

The unanimous decision triggers an automatic review by Texas' top criminal court.

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Baton Rouge Grandmother on Trial in Whiskey Death of 4-Year-Old

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Wellesley Mother Accused of Killing 2 Children Waives Extradition to Massachusetts

Autopsy: Panorama City 5-Year-Old Was Killed by Blunt Force Trauma

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Police Report Cites Admission as Wellesley Mother Waives Extradition in Children’s Deaths

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Alabama Mother, Pregnant Teen and Boy Found Bound and Killed as Police Hunt Multiple Assailants

Judge Vets Defense Mental-Health Experts as Tanner Horner Awaits Athena Strand Sentencing

Jurors Hear Athena Strand’s Final Moments as Prosecutors Rest in Tanner Horner Sentencing

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Chester Parents Charged in 2-Year-Old’s 2025 Beating Death

Athena Strand’s Mother Testifies as DNA Links Weighed in Tanner Horner Sentencing

Babysitter Booked in Easter Killing of 3-Year-Old in Atlanta as Police Seek Second Suspect

Judge Declares Mistrial in Child Murder Case Over Goodyear Police Evidence Failures