Tanner Horner, a former FedEx delivery driver convicted of murdering seven-year-old Athena Strand, is seeking a new trial, arguing that media coverage of the case swayed the jury against him and denied him a fair hearing. The case drew widespread attention after Strand disappeared from her family's home in Texas, with Horner later confessing to her killing before being convicted at trial.

The appeal centres on claims that pre-trial publicity and reporting during proceedings created an atmosphere of prejudice that made an impartial verdict impossible. Details of the specific legal grounds, court and timeline of the new filing were not fully set out in the available report, though it confirms Horner remains convicted of the child's murder while pursuing this challenge through the appeals process.