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Texas inmate sentenced to death seeks new trial in Athena Strand case

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there were no mitigating circumstances that warranted a sentence of life without parole instead of the death penalty.

During the trial, prosecutor James Stainton said Horner delivered a package of Barbie dolls to Athena’s home in Paradise, a town of fewer than 500 residents about 60 miles northwest of Dallas, on Nov. 30, 2022. Stainton told jurors that continue reading …

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