The murder of Lauren Burk occurred on March 4, 2008, in Auburn, Alabama. Burk, an 18-year-old freshman at Auburn University, was kidnapped at gunpoint by Courtney Lockhart. Lockhart, a U.S. military veteran who had been dishonorably discharged, robbed Burk and forced her to strip naked. He drove her around for about 30 minutes, during which he lamented about his unemployment and misfortunes. When Burk attempted to escape Lockhart shot her in the lungs. Burk, who was now severely injured and completely naked except for a pair of socks, was left on Alabama State Route 147. She was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.