Texas sheriff Lane Akin confirmed missing 7-year-old Athena Strand has been found dead. Her body was discovered less than ten miles from her driveway, where investigators say 31-year-old FedEx driver Tanner Lynn Horner was making a delivery to her home when he kidnapped the girl.
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#FedEx #AthenaStrand #Kidnapping
These trumpers going completely nuts these days
Terrible, just terrible 🙏🏾😞
Who leaves a child unattended at that age….for that long, let alone even five frign mins!
That poor child..
3 hours before they knew she was gone. Must have been drunk in bed
disgusting but once i saw him let’s just say i’m not surprised typical incel
Beautiful sweet little Angel 👼🏻 Rest in Peace little darling 😢😢😢😢
beast !
FedEx must hire real losers. I’ve stopped ordering from online retailers that ship using FedEx, because half the time FedEx says my package was delivered and it wasn’t. Meanwhile, all other shippers find my house every single time. A couple of times, the retailer sent me a replacement package for free, and the same thing happened with the replacement packages. I complained to FedEx and to the online retailer about this, and basically wound up in 1-800 h*ll and automated canned emails from FedEx.
I hope he gets the death penalty
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LOCK HER STEP MOM SHE IS TOALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR HER DEATH DON’T BELOEVE HER SAD FACE SHES GONNA PUT FOR US TO BELIEVE HER? LOCK HER UP
LOCK HER UP
why is he even offered bond? It should be no bond option for killing a 7 year old girl.
so is Fedex getting sued a billion dollars for this?
An indifferent step parent opened the door for this to happen. You can read on various sites how the step mom did not like the little girl, and they got in fights, so she did not watch her close enough. This hits hard. My ex-wife married a piece of crap who went to the store and left my 7 year old daughter at home alone in bed. When I reported it to family court, they did not give a F about it.
You are on point. You don’t argue with children. You correct them, make them hot cocoa, their favorite meal, teach them and love them. That stepmom ignored a 7 year old for two hours. I believe in Karma. She better repent. I’m not for domestic violence but I hope he punches the b*tch until she repents for ruining his life. I hope the murderer gets a swift death sentence. We need swift death sentences for these type of monsters. I was really praying for her well being. I was hoping they find her. Imagine how sad she felt with the stepmom that she left the house to go outside. I thought the stepmom did it when I heard she was arguing with the child. Technically she did by neglecting her and leaving her open to danger. Omg her mother has to be devastated. God help those parents in this dark hour. I think the stepmom needs to be charged for child neglect. Her biological mother is probably about to get street justice. I’m waiting for an update.
hey, at least he didn’t cut a baby out of someones womb 🤷
At this point does it even matter how it was done? He took a little girl’s life away for no reason at all.
how what was done? Just another evil deed.
😢
From someone who does not trust the mail man anymore, this is too much.
We cannot trust the Police and Delivery Drivers.. Wow 😳😳
Opportunist criminals are some of the scariest out there wow, no record and does this? Throw the key away.
Was the step mom inside cooking or doing something more important? It makes no sense! Parents need to be more responsible and keep on eye on their kids. This guy just seen an opportunity and took advantage of it.
Arm your Kids
I want to know why and I also don’t.
Can’t trust anyone but Jesus Christ himself and he’s really coming to rapture his saints out of this wicked disgusting world and into the glory of heaven as God pours out his wrath and final judgement for the left behind the great tribulation period and allow the antichrist an pure evil man of sin and lawlessness will take full satanic power of this world if you see on the news that millions of people disappear off the earth then the end will begin and the start of the great tribulation period just like god raptured Enoch before the judgement of the great flood of Noah none of us is good only god is good so without Jesus Christ we’re nothing and can never overcome sin were all born in shape of iniquity were not born with angel wings either
This is a distraction from Twittergate
Butch him live on TV
I agree! Give him the ending in Brave heart for punishment. Quarter him afterwards and send his body parts to the pervs out there as a warning.
I’d like to solve the puzzle Paul.
All you Racist Jim Bobs gotta remember theres more of yall in prison & more of yall committing crimes despite the racial bias in the Justice System
@Shin Yamada come and take it
@FartBiter 6000+ It’s already been taken stupid lol
@Shin Yamada how much longer until my take out gets here?
@FartBiter 6000+ Racist Jim Bob got so distracted, he didn’t notice another Jim Bob mail man killed his daughter
@Shin Yamada you’re not being fun anymore… I thought we were taking turns?
This is the stepmom’s fault for not paying attention to her stepdaughter for 2 hours. 🤦🏿♂️
Burn him on a stalke after you’ve talen his dignity in public
I have a 3 year old autistic daughter. I have an air tag on her at all times. People should really do this. Sew pockets inside their pants or hide it in a shoe. When scum like this snatch kids up, timing is of the essence to get the child back. That first hour is critical. If this ever happened to my kids, I know I won’t waste that time wondering where they could be. I’ll be on my way right now to get her back.
Wow piece of chit, there’s so many evil monsters like him walking around earth. Texas so death penalty please. Why was she outside playing 😔 alone, this is a nightmare.
While police was busy scrubbing neighborhoods of black people!
Who is the mistake ??
I’m in no way blaming the stepmom, but you cannot leave children unattended anymore. I didn’t just keep eyes on my son, I was always where I could lay hands on him too, in case someone else wanted to. Abuse and neglect taught me hyper vigilance. I hate this happening to a precious, innocent baby. I hope he gets his in return.
100 bucks say the driver is a right wing nutcase!
Well we always worry about our packages. We’ve had several not arrive on time and so on and so forth and like that. There’s some video of delivery drivers throwing things around and kicking things around like a football. We always worry about our packages
Notice they only report on the missing white kids.
I want to be wrong but it seems there’s a link between the FedEx driver & the step mom. Police won’t say on front end but I know they are combing through her calls. She’s arguing w the child & oddly enough she’s gone.
Life for a life. He has no business breathing the same air as the rest of us.
Authorities stated that they have “a confession”. So, why not make that confession public now? You have him in custody. Why hide it? I’m sure that there is more to this than what is currently in the eyes of the public.
Before Christmas too this little girl will never know what may be so sad
The lack of empathy for women and girls is created in childhood. Parents who say ” Boys will be boys ” when their darling son harrasses girls at school. Boys like that, grow to be men like that. All it takes for a horrific crime to be committed, is an opportunity. You can’t lock your daughters up but you CAN teach your sons better.
It does appear FedEx drivers commit an inordinate amount of crimes……….
My Heart goes out too her Family and friends but I just don’t understand the stepmother just realized she was missing 2 hours later that’s quite a long time
This is awful that is for sure and we pray for the parents and loved ones. But people don’t say a word about the open border hundreds of young people die every day from that fentanyl coming across their freely
NO.
NO MORE TALES FINISH NAZI KILLER.
END.
What a nightmare.
Other countries leave their children outside to nap, in the US it’s just not possible. The US has an aggressive Male issue, change that and change everything.
DEATH PENALTY!!!!
I don’t worry about this because everything in the end will be alright for everyone, since after we die, we never feel any pain for all of eternity since we will cease to exist and thus, be exactly the way that we were before we conceived. The result is that everyone eventually has a happy ending since no one suffers after death and will thus be free of pain for all of eternity.
Give him the death penalty, he deserves it.
I hope that guy is getting tortured every day. We need to make torture legal for crimes like this.
We need to stop wasting time and money to have these type ppl locked up the rest of there lives and just bring out the firing squad
This world is sick!
What a horrible monster!!!
I just was talking to my mother about this it’s a Monstrous thing of someone to do especially to someone at such a young age the man should be put on death row
My school is wearing pink tomorrow cause it was her favorite color
I am very sorry that this happened to this girl praying for the family and friends of this girl.
What is the f’ing point of keeping these sickos alive and imprisoned at the expense of the taxpayer?
They will NEVER be rehabilitated
They will NEVER change
Just bring in the DP for these wastes of cells!
I’m sorry….but why does he even have a bond?????? I don’t care if it was set at 100 billion dollars—there should never be bond set for crimes like this.
So the step mom has an argument with a 7 yr old girl and doesn’t watch her AT ALL for two hours and that window of neglect allowed for her to be taken without knowledge of it. That’s not ok.
Automatic death sentence. Make an example of this sick man. Poor little child!!
So sad 😭 nobody deserves that 😢🥺
Sentence him to 5 minutes along with the 200 volunteers who looked for her.
He confessed!! Good no need for a trial just a televised execution via old sparky by the end of the week!
Leave the sponge dry and I agree, this pos deserves to suffer
I’m glad Amazon doesn’t use FedEx anymore.
Omg what a discusting evil monster
Imagine how different these comments would be if Tanner Lynn Horner was D’Andre Washington or Jose Martinez!
Fedex driver should get at least 10 years in prison.
This guy is a scambag
What a piece of crap man
Fedex has two seperate networks that deliver their small package parcels. The original Fedex Express that started in 1971, and the more recent Fedex Ground division in the late 90’s. Fedex “Express” drivers are direct employees that work for the company while Fedex Ground drivers are all independent contractors. Most of these Ground contractors are paid minimum wage or right above it and receive little to no benefits at all. They are either paid per package, a fixed daily rate regardless of hours worked, or a very low hourly wage. Most of these contract routes barley break even so the people hired are anyone that has a pulse and four limbs. Next time you see a Fedex truck look under the Fedex logo, you will either see a small grey “Ground” or “Express” wording right under it. These Ground contractors are technically not Fedex employees but they drive a Fedex branded truck, wear a Fedex uniform, operate under a Fedex DOT, and deliver Fedex labeled packages. All of these loop holes to skirt around hiring more respectable drivers and paying decent wages. Profits over people, even innocent children.
No más ordenar nada nada con FedEx ground el sistema que tiene fedex es el peor del mundo
People please accompany your children don’t leave them to walk alone. Bus drivers should not leave the child unattended after dropping them off, there should always be an appropriate trusted adult to accompany the child back home to safety. Always make sure your child is safe by being with them at all times. I’m serious, create plans so that way you can assure your beautiful child is always safe. Never leave them by themselves.
2 hours later notices 7 year old step daughter, who is under her care, is missing ……………2 HOURS LATER! Realizing 2 hours later seems to = Negligence and child endangerment at least
Enough is enough. This man is a terrorist!
Major news outlets avoiding this. This is Terrorism!
Maybe the step mother and fed ex driver knew each other 🤔
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🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
So, i wonder how many (over the decades) have delivery and truck drivers committed crimes against people and were never caught, suspected or even charged?
FED ex is about to catch a massive lawsuit…
May he be Red repeatedly for a year than brutally murder in prison
This guy has one of the worst personality traits you can have: pedophiliac with sadistic tendencies. He literally enjoys hurting kids
Trump.type
#JusticeForATHENA💔😭
Good they got that Devil! my the baby RIP
2 hours after she went missing the stepmom realized she was gone!?!?! What the heck was the stepmom doing!?!?! I don’t have empathy for the step mom, she had a responsibility!!!!
Terrible thing that happened,,Parents never keep your eyes off your kids, she left her step child outside unattended for 2 hours. If it was my kid I would feel sorry for my wife for leaving my child outside for 2 hours I would be in jail..chid endangerment …Poor kid my she rest in peace…
I’m speechless 😶 man this dude is tripping
I feels so bad knowing that they have to go through this and when she was you know.Her biology dad and stepmom got in to a fight with and I mean I feel so bad.
Why did he kidnapped girl and killed her 😳😤😢😢
It could be part of some planned crime
May be someone else is also involved in this crime
Lord I have pure girls I don’t know what I would do please father God give this family the strength I hope this men gets what he deserves in jail! For sure he will suffer he’s last days
Oh baby girl, my heart breaks over & over for you. A little sweet beautiful girl, you should still be here enjoying your family, friends, toys, school & all of the fun things in life. I also grieve gor your parents & friends, but the fact that u must have experienced trauma & pain is more than I can allow myself to think of. This is so wrong on so many levels, as a matter of fact it is wrong on every & any level available. One day baby, this man will pay for this, but it still will not bring u ba ck
This story is so sad. So did the lil girl answer the door? The step mom didn’t hear a knock at the door? There is so many details missing from this story. 😭
Why did it take 2 hrs for the ignorant woman to notice a child missing?…if I’m at my neighbor’s house with the kids running around, Ill notice one not in the yard in a second, not 2 hrs later……makes no sense letting ya kid out of ya sight that long