A 7-year-old girl who was missing for several days in Wise County, Texas, has been found dead, officials said.

有关官员说,德克萨斯州怀斯县一名失踪数天的7岁女孩被发现死亡。

Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin broke the news late Friday night that authorities located the body of 7-year-old Athena Strand during an afternoon search in Boyd after following a tip that led them to a delivery driver.

怀斯县警长莱恩·阿金周五晚间发布(坏)消息称,警方在博伊德进行下午搜索时,根据线索找到了一名送货司机,找到了7岁女孩雅典娜·斯特兰德(Athena Strand)的尸体。

The sheriff said investigators believe the suspect kidnapped the girl and killed her.

警长表示,调查人员认为嫌疑人绑架了这名女孩并将其杀害。

The suspect, a 31-year-old FedEx driver named Tanner Lynn Horner, later confessed to abducting the girl, Akin said. Horner was a contract driver.

阿金表示,嫌疑人是一名31岁的联邦快递司机坦纳·林恩·霍纳(Tanner Lynn Horner),他后来承认绑架了这名女孩。霍纳是一名合同司机。


Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin said 7-year-old Athena Strand was found dead on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, days after she was kidnapped outside of her home. (Wise County Sheriff's Office)

怀斯县警长莱恩·阿金说,7岁的雅典娜·斯特兰德于2022年12月2日星期五被发现死亡,几天前她在家门口被绑架。

"It’s one of the toughest investigations I have been involved in because it’s a child," Akin said at a press conference late Friday night alongside Athena’s biological mother and other emergency response officials.

“这是我参与过的最艰难的调查之一,因为这事跟一个孩子有关。”阿金在周五晚上与雅典娜的生母和其他紧急响应官员一起举行的新闻发布会上表示。

He added: "Any time there’s a child that dies it just hits you in your heart."

他补充说:“任何时候,有一个孩子去世,都会深深地打击你。”

Akin also said they believe the girl was killed "within an hour or so" after she was taken from her home. "This community does not like losing its children," Akin said Friday night.

阿金还表示,他们认为这名女孩在被从家中带走后“大约一个小时左右”被杀害。“这个社区不希望失去它的孩子,”阿金周五晚上说到。

Athena went missing Wednesday afternoon after she left home following an argument with her stepmother, according to Fox 4.

据福克斯4台报道,雅典娜在周三下午与继母争吵离家后失踪。

Athena got off the bus around 4:15 p.m. and left the home sometime before 5:15 p.m., when the stepmother noticed she was missing.

雅典娜在下午4点15分左右从巴士下了车,在5点15分之前的某个时候离开了家,在继母注意到她不见了的时候。


The stepmother searched for an hour and then phoned the police, Fox 4 reported.

福克斯4台报道,继母寻找了一个小时,然后打电话给警察。

Her biological father was out of town on a hunting trip and her biological mother lives in Oklahoma, per the report.

据报道,她的生父正外出(旅游)打猎,她的生母住在俄克拉荷马州。

Finding the body brings a heartbreaking end to more than two days of searching, which involved dozens of law enforcement officials, helicopters and dog rescue teams. More than 300 volunteers also joined in to help, the Wise County Office of Emergency Management said.

这具尸体的发现为两天多的搜寻带来了一个令人心碎的结局。数十名执法官员、直升机和搜救犬参与了搜寻。怀斯县应急管理办公室表示,300多名志愿者也加入了救援行列。

Acting FBI Agent In Charge Jim Dwyer told Fox 4 that digital evidence helped lead investigators to the FedEx driver, but did not elaborate further.

联邦调查局代理探员吉姆·德怀尔告诉福克斯4频道,数字证据帮助调查人员找到了联邦快递司机,但他没有进一步说明。

"Words cannot describe our shock and sorrow at the reports surrounding this tragic event," a FedEx spokesperson told Fox News Digital. "First and foremost, our thoughts are with the family during this most difficult time, and we continue to cooperate fully with the investigating authorities. At this time, any further questions should be directed to law enforcement."

联邦快递的一位发言人告诉福克斯新闻数字频道:“对于这起悲惨事件的报道,我们的震惊和悲伤无法用言语来形容。”“首先,在这个最困难的时刻,我们与她的家人同在,我们将继续全力配合调查当局。在这个时候,任何进一步的问题都应该询问执法部门。”

Horner, who is from Lake Worth, is in the Wise County Jail on capital murder and aggravated kidnappings charges, Fox 4 Dallas reported. He is being held on a $1.5 million bond.

据福克斯4台达拉斯频道报道,霍纳来自沃特湖(地区),目前因谋杀罪和严重绑架罪被关押在怀斯县监狱。他持有150万美元的债券。