On day 8 of Athena Strand's murder trial, the jury was shown video footage from December 1, 2022, depicting Tanner Horner delivering packages at various locations. Horner is seen trying to drive down a road that is blocked by multiple cars. After honking several times, he tells a woman that there are people in his way and that he has more packages to deliver. The woman informs Horner that there has been a kidnapping of a

Elizabeth Ashley Strand, Athena Strand’s stepmother, took the stand and recalled the day Athena went missing in November 2022. Tanner Horner pleaded guilty to capital murder and aggravated kidnapping in Athena’s death, but Ashley said the loss has changed every part of their family’s life. She testified that she and her ex-husband, Jacob, are no longer married and that her other daughter now runs and hides when she sees delivery drivers.