South Carolina – In a tragic case in South Carolina that unraveled over several years and crossed multiple state lines, a 35-year-old man, identified as A. Harmon, has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his 19-year-old girlfriend, identified as K. Crocker—a killing he once claimed was accidental during a struggle for a shotgun. The case, marked by flight, false identities, and a chilling scene at the crime scene, has now reached its legal conclusion.
Harmon was convicted of murder last week in the killing of Crocker. The verdict comes more than seven years after the June 2018 incident, when Harmon shot Crocker in the head with a shotgun at his home. Initially arrested and charged with murder, Harmon was granted a $150,000 bond in November 2018 — which he posted immediately before fleeing from the state.
Authorities later discovered he had assumed the identity “S. Daldry,” securing documents, insurance, and even vehicle registration under the fake name. For over five years, Harmon lived under this alias until he was finally apprehended in December 2024. His capture came after law enforcement linked “Daldry” to a 15-year-old runaway in Florida. The trail led them to a motel in Iowa, where Harmon was arrested after a short chase. Fingerprints later confirmed what authorities had suspected all along — “Daldry” was Harmon. He was extradited back to South Carolina in January 2025 to finally face trial.
The events leading to the fatal shooting began on June 2, 2018, when Harmon’s own father made a call to emergency dispatchers. His son had just confessed to killing his girlfriend. Deputies from the sheriff’s office arrived around 2 a.m. and found Harmon outside the home, calmly eating potato chips, smoking cigarettes, and drinking a beer on his porch. When they asked about Crocker, Harmon told them she was inside — already dead. Inside the home, officers found Crocker with a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Harmon told investigators that an argument had led to a struggle over the shotgun, and it fired during the scuffle. Prosecutors, however, argued the killing was no accident.
Crocker had reportedly been living with Harmon on an off-and-on basis. Despite the nearly 10-year age gap between them, details of how they met remain unclear. Crocker was more than just a statistic. Remembered by her family and community as a vibrant and ambitious young woman, she graduated high school with honors in 2017. She played the violin, was a licensed cosmetologist, and worked as a beauty expert. Her obituary described her as a dreamer who “aspired to be a make-up artist to the stars,” and in heartbreaking tribute, her family wrote: “Now she is a star herself.”
The jury found Harmon guilty of murder, and the sentence was swift and final — life in prison without the possibility of parole. The courtroom heard not only of the crime, but of the years Harmon spent evading justice under a fake name, and the disturbing calm with which he met deputies after taking a life. After years of delays, falsehoods, and grief, justice caught up to Harmon — and the family of Crocker finally saw a verdict.
