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Ronald Hardy

Case from New Castle, DE dated Apr 22, 2012

Victim Details

Ronald Hardy

Male

Black / African American

New Castle

DE

2012-04-22

56

Ronald

Hardy

06/22/2026

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In the early morning hours of Sunday, April 22, 2012, the body of Ronald Hardy, a 56-year-old Black male from New Castle, Delaware, was discovered in the northside parking lot of the Delaware Truck Plaza. A passerby stumbled upon the scene at approximately 9 a.m. and alerted the authorities.

Delaware State Police homicide detectives quickly took over the investigation. The state's medical examiner officially ruled Hardy's death a homicide, though the specific cause of his death was not pu ...
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  • WHYY: Police investigate apparent homicide at Delaware truck plaza : WHYY
  • State Police investigating homicide at I-95 rest area - WDEL
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