By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great local journalism.
Chance of new trial undecided for Dawson County man convicted of grisly 2019 slaying
Austin Todd Stryker
Austin Todd Stryker, 24, exits the Dawson County Superior Court courtroom Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021 after being sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole. He was convicted of murder in the September 2019 death of Hannah Bender, 21. - photo by Julia Hansen
Following an hour-long hearing Tuesday, March 14, it remained uncertain whether a new trial would be set for the man convicted and sentenced for the murder of Lumpkin County 21-year-old Hannah Bender in 2019.