FIRST ON WITN: DNA Being Analyzed In 1993 Triple Murder
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Updated: 8:37 PM Jun 6, 2009
FIRST ON WITN: DNA Being Analyzed In 1993 Triple Murder
For the first time since a shooting left three people dead at a grocery store in eastern Carolina 16 years ago, lawmen have submitted DNA evidence to be analyzed, in hopes of catching the person responsible.
Posted: 6:00 PM Jun 5, 2009
Reporter: Dave Jordan
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For the first time since a shooting left three people dead at a grocery store in eastern Carolina 16 years ago, lawmen have submitted DNA evidence to be analyzed, in hopes of catching the person responsible.

It was June 6, 1993 when a man, already inside the Be-Lo Grocery Store in Windsor in Bertie County, used grey duct tape to bind six victims. He stacked the victims into three piles. He then shot into the piles, killing three people. The fourth victim was shot, the fifth victim was stabbed; both were left for dead. The sixth victim was not hurt.

That sixth victim is talking with WITN about that horrific night. Jasper Hardy was one of six people on the cleaning crew that night. Hardy says, "He duct taped us and said he wasn't going to hurt nobody. He said if ya'll cooperate everything will be alright. After he shot he came and talked to me and told me today's my lucky day. He told me I'm gonna let you live big man."

Windsor Police Chief Rodney Hoggard was a corporal with the department back then. Hoggard says he is actively working on the case. In May, DNA samples from Hardy and his brother, who was injured, along with DNA from previously submitted evidence, was sent to the SBI lab in Raleigh for analysis. Hoggard says "We decided to get some of the evidence that had been previously submitted, and this was prior to DNA coming to the forefront, and we just decided to take a shot at it. We just can't give up on it."

Hardy says he does hold out hope the suspect will be caught.

There is a $30,000 reward in the case.

Anyone with information can call the Windsor Police at 252-794-3111 or the SBI at 800-334-3000.


Latest Comments

Posted by: Sister of manager Location: Raleigh NC on Jun 4, 2010 at 07:11 PM

Well it is another empty year and still nothing.I hope and pray someone will PLEASE come forward and tell things I am sure that is known about this horrible person. Another yr. of no brother.......No time to look back at life with....A empty heart...Parents gone to heaven..His children still long for a Dad.. This Sunday 17 long heart ache years. Please keep working this case. Please....
Posted by: Sister Location: Raleigh on Aug 1, 2009 at 08:36 PM

I am glad everyone still cares enough to at least try to find this horrible person that destroyed so many lives and families including mine.Please keep trying!
Posted by: Anonymous on Jun 7, 2009 at 01:38 PM

If the DNA evidence is there, it won't be hard to get a conviction Mikey.
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