On the evening of June 11, 2023, Pennsylvania State Police answered a call to a Route 35 South home in Tuscarora Township and found two residents dead. The victims were 78-year-old Gloria B. Hardy and 90-year-old John S. Burdge.

Police have said they do not believe there is an immediate threat to the public and are treating the scene as a double homicide. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced and officials have provided few further details.

If anyone in Juniata County remembers unusual activity near Route 35 South on the night of June 10–11 or has information about Hardy or Burdge, please come forward to investigators.