Defense hints at brain damage in opening statements | FULL

Name: Defense hints at brain damage in opening statements | FULL
Uploaded: 2026-04-07T10:20:56-05:00
Description: Tanner Horner's defense team gave opening statements on Tuesday morning in the punishment phase of his death penalty trial for killing 7-year-old Athena Strand. The attorney asked jurors to spare his life and hinted that brain damage may have played a role in the offense.

Tanner Horner's defense team gave opening statements on Tuesday morning in the punishment phase of his death penalty trial for killing 7-year-old Athena Strand. The attorney asked jurors to spare his life and hinted that brain damage may have played a role in the offense.

Posted April 7, 2026 10:20am CDT