NEW: FedEx driver who is accused of abducting and strangling a seven-year-old girl, puts his face in his hand as a photo is displayed of him driving her to her death.
7-year-old Athena Strand was seen standing behind Tanner Horner in his FedEx truck.
Athena was allegedly snatched by Horner when he was delivering a Barbie doll to her home in Paradise, Texas.
Horner initially claimed that he accidentally hit the girl with the truck before "panicking" and pulling her into the vehicle.
He said he then strangled her in the vehicle and dumped the body 7 miles from the home.
The photo, however, shows that Athena was alert in the truck and did not appear to have been struck by the truck.
Wise County District Attorney James Stainton says the jury will see footage on the day of the killing, depicting the moment Athena was strangled to death.
"Somebody covered up the camera because they don't want you to see. Guess what? Audio is still running, and you're going to hear it. You're going to hear what a 250-pound man can do to a 67-pound child," he said.
"And when I say it's horrible, I mean it. I've been doing this for 25 years, and I promise you, buckle up."
Horner qualifies for the death penalty.
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CARGOS RETIRADOS CONDUCTORA QUE MATÓ A NIÑO DE 6 AÑOS
Un caso que conmociona a Memphis: la conductora ya no enfrenta cargos menores, pero la investigación sigue abierta.
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Kenyunte W. Goss, de 23 años, atropelló mortalmente a un niño de 6 años llamado Kenai Thomas el 12 de marzo en la intersección de Signal Street y Whitney Avenue, en el barrio Frayser de Memphis. El menor corrió a la calle tras su balón de baloncesto y fue impactado por el vehículo de Goss, un Chrysler 200. Ella se quedó en el lugar, cooperó y fue arrestada inicialmente por conducir con licencia suspendida y sin prueba de responsabilidad financiera (seguro). Liberada bajo fianza de 10.000 dólares, los cargos misdemeanors fueron desestimados el lunes 16 de marzo tras audiencia ante la jueza Karen Massey. La oficina del Fiscal del Condado de Shelby confirmó que el caso sigue bajo investigación activa, sin cargos adicionales por ahora.
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