Latest / Fresh Intelligence / Killer FedEx Driver Tanner Horner's Mom Rages 'I'm So Mad at Him' and Reveals His Dark Childhood - As He Faces Possible Death Sentence for Murder of Athena Strand
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- 0:18[SPEAKER_00]: Hannah Horner's mother addressed a crowded courtroom, revealing that she recognized early signs of his struggles.
- 0:24[SPEAKER_00]: Former FedEx driver, faces life in prison or death, for the murder of seven-year-old Athena Strand.
- 0:29[SPEAKER_00]: Horner's mother, who requested anonymity and had her face blurred, reflected on their challenging upbringing.
- 0:35[SPEAKER_00]: She recalled his violent meltdowns, often blaming them on temper tantrums rather than understanding the deeper issues.
- 0:41[SPEAKER_00]: After he was bullied in school, his self-harm escalated as he hit himself but not others.
- 0:46[SPEAKER_00]: They kept telling me it was ADHD, but it wasn't, she asserted.
- 0:50[SPEAKER_00]: The medicine would always change him and make him something he wasn't.
- 0:53[SPEAKER_00]: Her testimony revealed her own difficult childhood.
- 0:56[SPEAKER_00]: She dropped out of high school in the ninth grade and battled addiction.
- 1:00[SPEAKER_00]: I didn't remember having dreams.
- 1:01[SPEAKER_00]: She shared, detailing abuse by her stepfather and her subsequent struggles with drugs and work as a stripper for nearly a decade.
- 1:08[SPEAKER_00]: She spoke of meeting Horner's now-to-seased father, Terry at 17, and enduring a violent encounter after resisting his advances.
- 1:15[SPEAKER_00]: In a poignant moment, she broke down when questioned about Athena's murder.
- 1:19[SPEAKER_00]: Are you angry with Tanner?
- 1:21[SPEAKER_00]: In a turning asked, I'm so mad at him, I want to just tear his A-up.
- 1:25[SPEAKER_00]: She was just a baby, she cried.
- 1:27[SPEAKER_00]: When asked if she still loved him, she replied tearfully, of course I love my son, I don't love who did that though, I don't know who that was.
- 1:34[SPEAKER_00]: Warner pleaded guilty to capital murder and aggravated kidnapping on April 7, as the trial commenced.
- 1:39[SPEAKER_00]: Prosecutors argued he abducted Strand while delivering a Christmas present, ultimately killing her, and dumping her naked body in a creek.
- 1:47[SPEAKER_00]: Forensic expert testified that markings on Strand's face matched the floor of Horner's FedEx vehicle.
- 1:53[SPEAKER_00]: Medical Examiner Jessica Dwyer reported that her body had trauma to her head, neck, chest, and back, found in waist-deep water with signs of her hands covered in plastic
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