Tanner Horner Trial Turns Darker | Teacher Arrest, Revenge Threat & Witness Plot
Release Date: 04/13/2026
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info_outlineThe Tanner Horner capital murder trial enters another intense phase as jurors hear graphic autopsy testimony, review suicide letters, and shift focus toward mental health and mitigation. But that is only the start.
In today’s Crime Talk, we also cover:
- a Florida murder trial that ended before it began when a 15-year-old pleaded guilty to manslaughter
- a Florida math teacher arrested after a student allegedly identified her as his secret “girlfriend”
- a New Mexico woman accused of calling in a false bomb threat against her ex-boyfriend’s flight after a breakup
- an Indiana jail inmate charged in an alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting a witness
- a violent California home intrusion that ended with a shovel fight
- this day in legal history
- today’s legal quote
- and our dumb criminal of the day
These are the stories shaping the day in true crime and courtroom news for April 13, 2026.
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