Eric Antione Hearn was 33 when he was found dead from at least one gunshot wound in a hotel room at the Country Hearth Inn on Goshen Road in Fort Wayne. Officers responded on the morning of Tuesday, January 10, 2017; Hearn had rented the room the day before. The Allen County Coroner’s Office ruled his death a homicide.

Investigators later said the killing may be connected to a second homicide a day later. Police reported evidence placing the second victim, Stephania Bartlett, in Hearn’s hotel room, suggesting the two deaths are linked. As of late 2025 there has been no public announcement of any arrests or identified suspects in Hearn’s murder.

What information might help clarify who was in that room or what happened between January 9 and January 11, 2017?