FedEx killer Tanner Horner claimed he had made ‘deal with the devil’ by murdering 7-year-old Athena Strand
Tanner Horner, the former FedEx driver convicted of murdering 7-year-old Athena Strand in 2022, claimed he made a 'deal with the devil' to save his life and career, according to testimony from a forensic psychiatrist during his sentencing trial. The psychiatrist stated that Horner associated his actions with the movie 'American Satan,' viewing the murder as a moral trade rather than a supernatural pact. While Horner has mental health diagnoses, the expert testified they contributed to rigid thinking but did not cause the crime, and the jury will decide whether he receives the death penalty or life in prison.
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US News FedEx killer Tanner Horner claimed he had made ‘deal with the devil’ by murdering 7-year-old Athena Strand By Anthony Blair Published April 30, 2026, 3:43 p.m. ET Killer FedEx driver Tanner Horner claimed he had made a “deal with the devil” by slaying 7-year-old Athena Strand, the jury at his murder trial was told. The confessed child murderer compared his crimes to the 2017 movie “American Satan,” in which a rock band commits human sacrifices as part of a pact with a demonic entity to achieve fame and success, forensic psychiatrist Dr. Eileen Ryan told the jury in a Fort Worth, Texas, courtroom on Wednesday.
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