March 05, 2010
No word on Lockhart change of venue
The Courtney L. Lockhart trial is tentatively set for Sept. 21, pending a Lee County judge’s decision on whether to move the capital murder case to another county.
February 23, 2010
Lockhart hearing postponed one week
Lockhart hearing postponed one week
February 18, 2010
Next Lockhart hearing to be open
The public and media will be allowed to attend the next hearing in the capital murder case against Courtney L. Lockhart.
February 10, 2010
Gag order shrouds Lockhart hearing
A hearing to discuss moving the capital murder case against Courtney L. Lockhart of Smiths Station out of Lee County was scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday this week. But a gag order, imposed the month after Auburn University freshman Lauren Burk was killed in March 2008, is preventing anyone involved with the case from confirming if the hearing happened.
January 04, 2010
Lockhart hearing closed to public, media
The next hearing in the capital murder case against Courtney L. Lockhart will be closed to the public and the media.
December 08, 2009
Change of venue hearing set in Lockhart case
A hearing has been scheduled for early February 2010 to discuss evidence suppression and a change of venue for the case against the Smiths Station man accused of killing Auburn University freshman Lauren Burk in March 2008.
August 12, 2009
Upcoming Lockhart hearing closed to media, public
The next hearing for the Smiths Station man accused of killing Auburn University freshman Lauren Burk will be closed to the public and the media, according to a Lee County court official.
May 20, 2009
Attorney for Lockhart asks for access to evidence in Burk case
A defense attorney for Courtney L. Lockhart, the Smiths Station man charged with the March 4, 2008 murder of an Auburn University student, asked a judge Wednesday for his client to have access to some of the case’s evidence.
March 31, 2009
Trial date set in Lockhart murder case
Just more than a year after his arrest, a trial date has been set in the capital murder case of Courtney L. Lockhart — a trial his attorney said could take two weeks.
Developing story: Trial date set for Lockhart
A trial date has been set for Courtney L. Lockhart, charged with the 2008 death of Auburn University freshman Lauren Burk.
March 05, 2009
Lauren Burk: One Year Later
Today marks the one year anniversary of the violent murder of Auburn University freshman, Lauren Burk.
March 04, 2009
AU family gathers to remember Burk
A small crowd gathered on Samford Lawn Wednesday to remember Lauren Burk, her life and the legacy she left behind.
Burk Memorial Service
Fellow students are remembering Lauren Burk today.
AU must continue to explore better safety options
A year ago today, an Auburn University freshman from Marietta, Ga., was abducted on campus, driven away in her own vehicle, then shot to death.
February 28, 2009
One year later: Owens interviewed on Burk anniversary
Melvin Owens, executive director of security and public safety at Auburn University, sat down for an interview with Opelika-Auburn News report Brittany Whitley one year after Auburn freshman Lauren Burk was kidnapped and murdered.
