4.09.2026

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts




A guy was arrested on this but the case was later dismissed. 


  • A wild day in the Tanner Horner case as we met the defendant's alleged alter ego, "Zero."

    • Game Warden Josh Espinosa was the first brief witness yesterday. He assisted in making the arrest of Horner who was on his delivery route at the time.  

    • Texas Ranger Job* Espinosa spent most of the day on the stand as videos were shown to the jury. He managed to convince Horner to lead authorities to Athena's body. (*He is indeed named "Job, like the Good Book" he told them)

    • "I'd rather die" than go away for a "long time" to prison, Horner told them in an interview at the Wise County Sheriff's Office.

    • They let Horner smoke a cigarette before he would lead them to the body.  (If a person is cooperating in this situation, you would order them a lobster dinner if they wanted it.)

    • Horner led officers to the Trinity River off of Bobo's Crossing. After her body was found, officer's told him "Thank you, Zero" and asked, "Zero, I need you. Can you come out?" 

    • Side note: For a while, we got to the see the crowd milling around on the live stream during court breaks. 

    • We won't get to see that any longer after this deputy told the video guy to have the camera face upwards when the trial isn't actually ongoing. 

  • Quick hits on other things: 
    • I can't make heads or tails out of this story.

    • There was a shooting last night in far north Fort Worth yesterday evening. "Investigators determined the incident began as an argument between a man and a woman in a relationship near a parked car in a cul-de-sac. Neighbors who heard the commotion approached the vehicle to intervene. The situation escalated into a physical fight involving the couple and the residents. During the struggle, the woman involved in the initial argument pulled out a handgun and opened fire."


    • Someone remind him that we bombed a school and killed over 160 girls. 
    • By the time he's through with the film, he'll have the Mexican army being completely wiped out by Davy Crockett and his AR-15 while fighter jets made their way from Goliad.
  • Messenger Above the Fold