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Juanita Hardy

Case from Highland Park, MI dated Feb 07, 1992

Victim Details

Juanita Hardy

Female

Black / African American

Highland Park

MI

1992-02-07

23

Juanita

Hardy

06/23/2026

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In the winter of 1992, the community of Highland Park, Michigan, was gripped by a chilling series of events. Among the victims of this terrifying period was a 23-year-old African American woman named Juanita Hardy. On February 17, 1992, her life was tragically cut short when her body was discovered in a room at the Monterey Motel. The cause of her death was determined to be strangulation, a grim detail that pointed to a brutal and violent struggle.

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    I've been reading up on the case of Juanita Hardy and the other victims of Benjamin Atkins, and it j... ...Read More
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    I've been reading about Juanita Hardy, one of the victims of the "Highland Park Strangler," and some... ...Read More
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