Live Blog: Jury deliberations begin in capital murder trial of Tanner Horner
May 05, 2026
What to KnowThe trial will be livestreamed and live blogged in this article. The judge has warned that the trial will include graphic testimony and video. NBC 5 has decided to cut away from particularly graphic parts of the testimony. We will return to the trial as soon as we are able. Viewer discre
tion is advised.A complete live blog on the day’s events at trial appears below the article.
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Closing remarks concluded on Tuesday morning in the Tanner Horner capital murder trial, and the jury retired to begin deliberating shortly after 11 a.m.
The defense rested its case Monday, and following Tuesday’s closing arguments, the case was handed to the jury, which will decide Horner’s sentence.
Horner has admitted to kidnapping and murdering 7-year-old Athena Strand in November 2023. He now faces punishment of either life in prison without parole or the death penalty.
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