The girl was allegedly abducted and killed by a FedEx driver last year, but authorities said her disappearance didn’t meet criteria for an Amber Alert.
Athena Strand's family members are hoping to keep her memory alive by asking others to wear pink on what would have been her 8th birthday. The Wise County girl was kidnapped and murdered just before Christmas.
The Texas House passed an “Athena Alert” bill, or HB3556 on May 9, allowing law enforcement to quickly issue a regional alert when a child goes missing without confirmation of an abduction.