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Chance of new trial undecided for Dawson County man convicted of grisly 2019 slaying
Stryker update 2023
Austin Stryker, center right, is escorted into custody after being sentenced at a December 2021 hearing to life without parole for the 2019 murder of Hannah Bender. - photo by Julia Hansen
Following an hour-long hearing Tuesday, 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.