Tanner Horner will spend life in notorious Texas prison after death sentence for murdering 7-year-old Athena Strand: 'A form of torture'

Convicted child killer Tanner Horner will spend the rest of his life at one of the most brutal death row prisons after being sentenced to die by a Texas jury this week. Horner will rot away at the ...

After 5 decades and 600 executions, these are the last words on Texas’ death row

An NBC News analysis of final statements from prisoners on Texas’ death row shows that some convey a readiness to die. Others are defiant. Many seek salvation.