A 7-year-old girl who went missing earlier this week from her North Texas home – prompting an Amber Alert – has been found dead.
Her body was located Friday evening — thanks to a tip investigators had received earlier in the day — Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin announced in a news conference late Friday night.The suspect, identified as 31-year-old Tanner Lynn Horner, was taken into custody Friday on charges of capital murder and aggravated kidnapping, Akin said.
"We knew early on in the investigation that there had been a FedEx driver, made a delivery in front of the house, about the same time that little Athena, 7-year-old Athena, came up missing," Akin said. He also indicated that Horner had confessed to the crime, and noted that investigators had obtained"digital evidence," but did not elaborate. FedEx cooperated with investigators, Akin also confirmed. "Our thought are with the family of Athena Strand during this most difficult time. Words cannot describe our shock and sorrow surrounding this tragic event," the company said in the statement.
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