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Victims Identified as Conroe Man Faces Capital Murder Charge in Double Killing

Deputies say he crashed into the house before opening fire.

Overview

  • Authorities identified the women as 57-year-old Tara Hardin and her mother, 80-year-old Floris Wolford.
  • The suspect, 57-year-old Stanley Earl Hardin, is charged with capital murder and is held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail.
  • Tara, described as Stanley’s estranged wife, had recently moved out and was staying with her mother, according to the sheriff’s office.
  • A 911 call came in around 2 p.m. reporting a truck had crashed into the home, and gunfire was heard during the call.
  • Deputies say the suspect left the scene, went to his son’s nearby home, then to his own residence in Conroe where he surrendered; the investigation on Shoreview Drive remains active.