On the first day of the trial, Horner pleaded guilty to capital murder and aggravated kidnapping. In the punishment phase, the jury will decide if Horner will receive the death penalty or life in prison without parole. FOX 4 will have gavel-to-gavel coverage of the trial on FOX LOCAL.

Prosecutors continue their case for the death penalty against Tanner Horner, who has already pleaded guilty to the 2022 murder and kidnapping of 7-year-old Athena Strand.