In the autumn of 1978, a wave of violence descended upon Ypsilanti, Michigan, beginning with the death of Lawrence Leon Gordon. A white male, Gordon was the first victim in a string of brutal killings carried out by his own roommate, William 'Billy' Edward Hardesty. On October 3, 1978, Hardesty took Gordon's life within the confines of their shared home. In a macabre act, he then hanged his roommate's body from a doorknob, leaving a grim discovery for those who would later find him. This initial
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