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In the winter of 1960, a wave of violence orchestrated by a teenage spree killer tragically found its way to Phoenix, Arizona, culminating in the death of 55-year-old Ira Lee Hardison. On February 20th of that year, Hardison's life was cut short when he was fatally shot. His death was not an isolated incident but part of a deadly rampage that spanned multiple states and claimed several lives.

The perpetrator of this senseless act was 17-year-old Dennis Manaford Whitney. His violent journe ...Read More
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Victim Details

Ira Lee Hardison

Male

Phoenix

AZ

1960-02-20

55

Ira

Lee Hardison

11/27/2025