Killer FedEx driver’s mom testifies about his disturbing upbringing — as jury sees his childhood photos

Source: New York Post

A Texas jury was shown a picture of killer FedEx driver Tanner Horner smiling as a young boy — at just about the age of his victim — as the defense brought his drug-addicted mother to the stand. Horner’s mother, her face blurred, recounted details from his disturbing childhood Wednesday, as he looks to avoid the death penalty for the murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand. Speaking at her son’s trial in Fort Worth, Texas, Horner’s mother described her own upbringing of abuse and addiction, including being sexually assaulted by her stepfather from the age of 4, and going to rehab at 14 before working in strip clubs as a young woman.