Charges Filed In Palm Bay Death Case

A Brevard County man has been indicted on two counts of first-degree murder in connection with fentanyl overdoses that killed two people in Palm Bay. Authorities say 59 year old Bernard Hardy supplied the drugs that led to the deaths of 22-year-old Julianna Junz and 37-year-old Stephen Defuria in July 2023. The two victims were found unresponsive at the same address, with Junz dying at the scene and Defuria passing away the following day. Hardy was identified after an extensive investigation into the overdose deaths.