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Dawsonville man sentenced to life without parole for murder of Hannah Bender

Defendant also receives multiple consecutive punishments

Austin Stryker, center right, is escorted into custody after being sentenced during a December 2021 hearing to life without the chance of parole for the 2019 murder of Hannah Bender in Dawson County. - photo by Julia Hansen

STRYKER SENTENCING.jpg — Austin Stryker, center right, is escorted into custody after being sentenced during a December 2021 hearing to life without the chance of parole for the 2019 murder of Hannah Bender in Dawson County. - photo by Julia Hansen

One month after being convicted an all charges relating to 21-year-old Hannah Bender’s 2019 murder, the case’s central defendant was sentenced for the grisly crime on Wednesday.