FedEx killer Tanner Horner trial takes chilling turn as jurors hear audio so gruesome local news station cuts away from live broadcast. During the fourth day of testimony in Texas, NBC Dallas-Fort Worth abruptly went dark as the heartbreaking final moments of 7-year-old Athena Strand were played in court. The disturbing recording left the courtroom shaken and prompted warnings from broadcasters about “graphic” content. Details surrounding what was heard remain limited, but the emotional weight of the evidence is already sending shockwaves through the community. The case continues to draw national attention as prosecutors reveal more about the crime that devastated a family and stunned the country. Viewers and readers alike are struggling to comprehend the horrifying developments unfolding in real time.

Horrifying audio played to jurors during FedEx killer Tanner Horner’s trial in Texas Friday was so gruesome, a local station was forced to cut away from its live feed as it played.

NBC Dallas Fort Worth’s broadcast briefly went dark as 7-year-old Athena Strand’s final moments were played during the murder trial’s fourth day.

It wasn’t immediately clear what was said on the audio tape — but the station has warned viewers it will pause the feed when parts of the trial become too “graphic.”

Athena Strand inside Tanner Horner's FedEx truck on the day she was kidnapped.

Horrifying audio played to jurors during FedEx killer Tanner Horner’s trial in Texas Friday was so gruesome, a local station was forced to cut away from its live feed.FOX 4 DFW

Jurors on Friday were also shown disturbing photos of a bungee-like cord and a rope found inside the truck Horner used to abduct the girl in Paradise, Texas, in November 2022.

Other disturbing evidence presented during the trial has included hour-long video footage that reportedly showed Horner, 34, strangling the young girl to death.

The station also did not share that footage in its feed.

Horner was seen closing his eyes and bowing his head as some of the gut-wrenching evidence was shown to jurors this week.

A young girl, Athena Strand, with long blonde hair and a large red bow headband, smiles faintly.

Athena Strand was 7-years-old.Family Handout

The deranged delivery driver admitted to killing Strand in his FedEx truck before heartlessly tossing her body into a nearby creek.

Horner first lied to police, claiming he accidentally ran into the girl with his truck before “accidentally” killing her in a panic.

“Just get in the back of the van, we’re going to the hospital,” Horner told investigators he said of their final exchange, while denying that he had killed the young girl.

He later told police his alter ego “Zero” was the one who killed the little girl.

Testimony this week highlighted some of his struggles with delusions and mental illness.

Horner has pleaded guilty to murder, and jurors must now determine his sentence.

He faces the death penalty or life in prison without parole.

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