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.
March 12, 2008
Attorney may seek change of venue for Burk murder trial
A change of venue for Courtney Lockhart, charged with murder, will be necessary, appointed defense attorney Joel Collins said. Lee County District Attorney Nick Abbett said discussion of a change of venue was “premature” at this point.
AU’s Panhellenic Council hosts security forum
President of Auburn’s Panhellenic Council Meredith Gaston, a junior, said the council had been organizing a self-defense class for all sorority sisters for about two months, but plans changed after AU freshman Lauren Burk, 18, a member of Delta Gamma, was murdered last week.
March 11, 2008
Students fill coliseum to say goodbye to Lauren Burk
Auburn students filed into the Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum on Monday to say goodbye to Lauren Burk, the freshman who was killed March 4.
Police: Lockhart confessed
Courtney L. Lockhart admitted to authorities on Friday that he shot, kidnapped, robbed and attempted to rape 18-year-old Auburn University freshman Lauren Burk, according to documents made public Monday.
AU students search for safety at forum
In the wake of last week’s murder of 18-year-old freshman Lauren Burk, Auburn University and the Au-burn Police Division are working closer than ever to ensure the campus is a safe place.
Lockhart received bad conduct discharge
Courtney L. Lockhart was in trouble in the military long before his name surfaced as the alleged killer of Auburn freshman Lauren Burk.
March 10, 2008
AU students take a stand against Phelps protest
It’s a landmark that has become synonymous with all that is good about Auburn University. On Monday, AU students gathered on the lawn of Samford Hall to make sure it stayed that way.
