“My princess was taken from me from a sick, cruel monster for absolutely no reason,' the girl's mother said. 'Athena is innocent, beautiful, kind, intelligent, and just the brightest, happiest soul you could ever meet.”
The city of Paradise, about 40 miles northwest of Fort Worth, is grappling with the tragic ending of their search for a missing girl.
On Wednesday, Athena disappeared from the driveway of her family home, prompting a massive hunt with nearly 200 volunteers alongside law enforcement.Investigators said a FedEx driver was making a delivery at the time of the 7-year-old’s disappearance. “We do have a confession. It’s one of the toughest investigations I’ve been involved in because it’s a child,” Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin said.In a statement, FedEx said, “Words cannot describe our shock and sorrow surrounding this tragic event.”
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