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In the summer of 1980, a family's vacation ended in a horrifying tragedy at a rest stop on Interstate 75 near Lenox, Georgia. David Hardin, a male resident of Kentucky, his wife Katie Christine Back, and their children were returning from a trip to Daytona Beach. In the early morning hours of July 10, while the family slept in their car, they were targeted in a brutal attack.

A truck driver named William Howard Putman approached the family's vehicle. He shot and killed David Hardin as he ...Read More
Victim Details

David N. Hardin

Male

White / Caucasian

Lenox

GA

1980-07-10

22

David

Hardin

03/17/2026