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Prosecutor Speaks on Death Sentence for 7-year-old Athena Strand’s Killer

Prosecutor Speaks on Death Sentence for 7-year-old Athena Strand’s Killer

The Trial: USA vor 3 Monaten

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James Stainton spent years working to bring Tanner Horner to
justice for abusing and killing a beloved child before callously
discarding her remains in rural Texas on November 30, 2022.

On this episode, Stainton shares with The Trial: USA’s Kayla
Brantley what it was like to shoulder the task of seeking justice
for Athena Strand and her devastated family. He also discusses
capital punishment and why, as he argued at trial, Horner's
actions are why the death penalty exists.

Horner was sentenced to execution by lethal injection on May 5
after a five-week jury trial held to determine his fate. He’d
previously pleaded guilty to murder and kidnapping the
first-grader, who was abducted from her family’s sprawling
property in Paradise, Texas.

Athena’s death devastated her family, friends and community. She
inspired a law that enables law enforcement to employ quicker
responses to missing children calls by issuing what has become
known as an “Athena Alert.” Her family also started a charity in
her honor in an effort to share the little girl’s legacy.

Athena’s Army: https://asarmy.com/

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Presenter: Kayla Brantley

Producers: Shayna Jacobs and Lucy Robson

Editor: Chelsey Ranore

Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham

Executive Producer: Jamie East

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Presenter: Kayla Brantley

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Editor: Sam Morris

Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham

Executive Producer: Jamie East

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