Single marksman, 556 rounds. Starting at the ankles, then shins, then knees, moving 6 inches higher every 30 minutes.
Exterminate this pos.
State of Texas vs. Tanner Lynn Horner
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Transcript from the Video played before the jury today.
In the video, from Nov. 30, 2022, Horner is seen at Athena's house, getting the package containing her Barbie dolls out of his truck. Several minutes later, you see Horner walking towards the truck -- with Athena following him. She had been playing outside after school.
They are standing at the back of the van, and he lifts her inside, and shuts the door and gets in the truck with her.Β
"Don't scream or I will hurt you," he tells her.
"Where are you taking me?" Athena asks.
She stands up and he makes her sit back down.
She starts look scared. She asks again: "Where are you taking me?"
Horner then covers the camera lens. The audio is still recording.
Horner mumbles something and calls Athena "sweetie."
"I have school tomorrow," Athena tells him.
How old are you, he asks her.
She tells him that she is 7.
"Why do you have a lunch box?" she asks.
For my lunch, he tells her. Where do you go to school?
Athena says she is in elementary school. Horner asks her if her teacher is nice, and she says yes. Horner asks her if she has a horse, and Athena says yes.Β
Horner starts slowing down the van. Athena asks, is this your house? Horner says no. Athena asks where he lives. Far away, he answers.
Where are we going? What are you doing?
We are going to hang out for awhile, Horner tells her.
Take off your shirt, he orders her.
Athena: Β Why? What are you doing?
Horner: ssshhhhhh
Athena starts crying. She asks what he is doing, and if he is a kidnapper.Β
My mom said you can't do that, Athena tells him. And she continues crying.
I'm not going to hurt you, Horner tells her.
The radio comes on.Β
Athena cries no, no no, and asks for her mother. She asks to go home and asks, again, if he is a kidnapper.
Then: "Why are you doing this?" she asks.
"Because you are pretty. You know that?" is Horner's reply.
"My mom says I can't do that to somebody. And you can't do that to me either."
After she asks, again, to go home.
Then you can hear her choking, and a slamming noise.
At this point, some jurors are crying. They hear Athena gasp for air, whimpering and moaning in pain. Athena gasps for air. Horner is breathing hard.Β
He apparently stops the van, and Athena is screaming. Then you hear what sounds like stomping or slamming her against the floor. She continues to scream in pain.
By now, 30 minutes have elapsed in the recording.Β
Then, you hear Jingle Bell Rock come on the radio. As Athena continues screaming and moaning in pain, Horner begins to sing along to the song.
"Shut up," he tells her. "If you don't shut up I will hurt you worse."
11:30 a.m.
Jurors are still watching video, and listening to audio, depicting the killing of Athena. The courtroom feed is still disabled, per the judge.