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 04, 2009
Burk Memorial Service
Fellow students are remembering Lauren Burk today.
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.
Dawson interviwed one year after Burk case
Auburn Police Division Assistant Chief Tommy Dawson is interviewed one year after the Lauren Burk case.
February 11, 2009
Lee County judge stays on Burk case
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled last week that the Lee County judge presiding over Courtney L. Lockhart’s case would remain.
September 08, 2008
Lockhart’s attorney could appeal judge’s decision
The Lee County judge presiding over Courtney L. Lockhart’s case has refused to recuse, or remove, himself from the case in an order released Monday.
June 04, 2008
Lockhart attorneys request right to amend plea
Defense attorneys for Courtney L. Lockhart requested the right to amend any of the not-guilty pleas entered Wednesday in Lee County Circuit Court, pending the results of a mental evaluation.
May 14, 2008
Lockhart indicted on murder charges
The Smiths Station man accused of killing Auburn University freshman Lauren Burk has been indicted on three capital murder charges.
May 12, 2008
Lockhart to undergo mental evaluation
There is no word yet on whether a Smiths Station man will be indicted and stand trial for allegedly killing Auburn University freshman Lauren Burk on March 4. Or if Courtney L. Lockhart, 23, is even fit to stand trial for the crime.
Lockhart trial, indictment still in the air
There is no word yet on whether a Smiths Station man will be indicted and stand trial for allegedly killing Auburn University freshman Lauren Burk on March 4. View the full court documents.
April 22, 2008
No decision in Burk case
No action was taken Wednesday morning at the Lee County Courthouse in the case against a Smiths Station man accused of killing Auburn University freshman Lauren Burk.
April 04, 2008
One month later: Campus safety improves after Burk murder
In just four weeks, the campus of Auburn University has changed.
It’s not because of construction, but rather how university and law enforcement officials have increased the level of security in the wake of the March 4 murder of 18-year-old freshman Lauren Burk.
March 15, 2008
AU in process of establishing scholarship in memory of Burk
Auburn University is in the process of creating a scholarship fund to honor freshman Lauren Burk, who was killed March 4.
March 13, 2008
Update: Preliminary hearing in Burk capital murder case set for April
Courtney Lockhart, 23, of Smiths Station, is charged with three counts of capital murder in the March 4 death of Auburn University freshman Lauren Burk, 18, of Marietta, Ga.
