Tot Athena Strand, 7, Found Dead, KIDNAPPED by FedEx Driver.

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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🗓️ 5 December 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Police say Athena Strand was dead within an hour of her abduction. The 7-year-old was taken from her family home by a FedEx delivery driver. Authorities say a contract FedEx driver who was delivering a package to Strand’s home kidnapped the girl.

Investigators say Strand got off a bus around 4:15 p.m. and was missing from the residence at some point before 5:15 p.m. after an argument with her stepmother. An hour-long search ensued, but when Strand could not be found, 911 was called.

Dozens of law enforcement and hundreds of volunteers joined the search effort. Police received a tip about the FedEx Driver Tanner Horner. When approached by police, Horner confessed. Police have not said whether Strand was sexually assaulted.

Joining Nancy Grace today:

Wendy Patrick - California prosecutor, Author of “Red Flags” and NEW “Why Bad Looks Good: Biblical Wisdom to Make Smart Choices in Life, Love, and Friendship; 'Today with Dr. Wendy' on KCBQ in San Diego; Twitter: @WendyPatrickPHD
Scott A. Johnson - Forensic Psychologist (Minnesota), 32 years specializing in addressing sexual predators; Author: "When “I Love You” Turns Violent" and "Physical Abusers & Sexual Offenders"
Dr. Kendall Crowns – Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth) & Lecturer: University of Texas and Texas A&M; Affiliated Faculty: University of Texas Medical Branch
Robert Crispin - Private Investigator, Former Federal Task Force Officer for United States Department of Justice, DEA and Miami Field Division; Former Homicide and Crimes Against Children Investigator, “Crispin Special Investigations;" Facebook: Crispin Special Investigations, Inc.
Alexis Terezchuck - Crimeonline.com investigative reporter

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0:00.0	Music
0:06.0	Crime stories with Nancy Grace
0:07.0	And absolutely perfect, beautiful, loving, seven-year-old girl.
0:24.0	Goes missing, seemingly vanishing into thin air.
0:30.0	Stepmom pulls out all the stops, tries to find her to know of Elle.
0:37.0	And now, all eyes turn to a fed ex, deliveryman.
0:46.0	I'm Nancy Grace. This is Crime Stories. Thank you for being with us here at Fox Nation.
0:51.0	I'm Sarah Sexem, 111. First of all, take a listen to our friends at CBSDFW.
0:58.0	Search crews have been out here all day long trying to figure out where exactly she is.
1:02.0	It's a very wooded terrain and just a few moments ago, I actually saw another group of volunteers with flashlights as they try to go out trying to find Athena.
1:10.0	Now take a look at your screens. This is what sub-neural Athena strand looks like.
1:14.0	She was last known with her dad and stepmom at her house on a county road, 35, 73 near cottondale.
1:20.0	Here's what happened according to the Sheriff's Office.
1:23.0	Athena's stepmother called the Sheriff's Department just after 630 last night, saying Athena was missing after searching for about an hour.
1:30.0	The two had an argument and then Athena's dad wasn't home at the time.
1:34.0	Right now, officials think Athena walked out on her own.
1:37.0	You're hearing it just as everyone heard it at that time.
1:41.0	The search is on for the seven-year-old little girl.
1:45.0	She looks like a little angel. So many questions rolling right now.
1:50.0	How do you have a fight with your stepmother?
1:53.0	And then suddenly just disappear from the family home.
1:57.0	With me and all star panel make sense of what we know right now.
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