is Own Caregiver Admitted He Knew EXACTLY What He Did

Added: 2026-06-02

[00:00:00]On the day after the offense, you communicated with him and sent him pictures of Athena, did you not? Yeah, I took a picture of the girl that was on the TV. I called him and said, "Tanner, I know you're working out in Paradise. Please look out for this little girl. She's missing." You didn't say he did it. No.

[00:00:24]Jackie had been Tanner's primary caregiver his entire life, almost functioning as a parent figure. [music] They directly challenged the issue of responsibility in this case. Jackie acknowledged that she believed Tanner's problems had something to do with it, referring to the murder, but she also agreed that he knew right from wrong and he is solely responsible. The prosecution reinforced that point bluntly. He knew not to kill and he knew not to sexually assault a child. [music] And to that, Jackie responded saying that she was shocked by that and it just didn't sound like him.