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Tanner Horner sentenced to death for kidnapping and murdering 7-year-old Athena Strand

This image is a 4-panel collage covering a high-profile US criminal case. The top left panel shows the mugshot of Tanner Horner, a bald, bearded adult white man with a neutral, stern expression facing the camera. The top right panel is a portrait of 7-year-old Athena Strand, a young blonde girl wearing a large red fabric bow headband, with a small soft smile as she faces the camera. Below these two portraits, a black banner with the CBS News watermark carries the headline: 'Tanner Horner sentenced to death for kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand'. The bottom half of the collage shows grayscale security camera stills: the left still shows Athena Strand standing with both arms outstretched, pressed against a surface, looking forward with a distressed expression. The right still shows Tanner Horner seated inside a vehicle, looking off to his right side. The image was posted to 9Gag with the original title 'No comment'.
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Tanner Horner sentenced to death for kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand

Overview

This image is a 4-panel collage covering a high-profile US criminal case. The top left panel shows the mugshot of Tanner Horner, a bald, bearded adult white man with a neutral, stern expression facing the camera. The top right panel is a portrait of 7-year-old Athena Strand, a young blonde girl wearing a large red fabric bow headband, with a small soft smile as she faces the camera. Below these two portraits, a black banner with the CBS News watermark carries the headline: 'Tanner Horner sentenced to death for kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand'. The bottom half of the collage shows grayscale security camera stills: the left still shows Athena Strand standing with both arms outstretched, pressed against a surface, looking forward with a distressed expression. The right still shows Tanner Horner seated inside a vehicle, looking off to his right side. The image was posted to 9Gag with the original title 'No comment'.

Origin notes

The core news information and headline originate from CBS News, covering the August 2024 sentencing of Tanner Horner for the 2022 abduction, sexual assault and murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand in Wise County, Texas. This collage combines the official CBS News headline graphic with publicly released security footage related to the case, and was reposted to the social media platform 9Gag with no additional editorial content beyond the title 'No comment'.

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