Tag: Athena Strand

The account presented in court differs sharply from earlier statements to investigators, where he initially claimed the incident began as an accident involving his delivery vehicle.

The video shown this week has become a central and unsettling element of the trial, offering a visual account of Horner’s actions shortly after the crime occurred.

By the time the clip ended, multiple jurors were in tears.

During testimony this week, two women described past encounters with Horner when they were teenagers, years before the child’s death.

“I’m sorry I took your little angel away from you. She didn’t deserve it. Ya’ll didn’t deserve it."