Facts of the Crime:
On December 24, 1984, a fisherman found the body of Keith Pullam floating in the St. Johns River. The victim had been beaten around the head and died as the result of gunshot and stab wounds. Medical evidence indicated that the victim was stabbed three times in the chest and back , shot once in the back, and then struck about the head postmortem. Michael Hyzer, a mutual friend of Hardwick and the victim testified that Hardwick had admitted that he had killed the victim for stealing drugs from him and dumped the body in the river.
Hardwick was sentenced to death in Duval County on April 24, 1986.
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