Athena Strand's mother says a box of Barbie dolls, intended to be the 7-year-old girl's Christmas present, was being delivered by the FedEx driver who allegedly admitted to the murder.
in connection to Strand’s death. Horner, who previously worked as an Uber driver before he was reportedly banned from the platform, was held Saturday on a $1.5 million bond.
"That delivery driver admitting to kidnapping and killing my innocent, free spirited 7-year-old daughter," Gandy said Thursday."At the time of Athena’s abduction, she was staying with her stepmother and father in Paradise, Texas, doing what kids do, playing within the bounds of her father’s property. The same land he grew up and played on. The same land for 20 or more years, he, his siblings and all of his friends had been safe.
"A monster attempted to take Athena’s voice, but we are her voice," Gandy said Thursday."Screening and hiring policies must be put in place so that monsters wearing delivery uniforms don’t show up on our children’s doorsteps. Please help keep Athena’s light shining."
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