Trace Evidence

167 - The Murder of Stephen Sandlin

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***Sponsored by: Hooked on Phonics! Visit HookedOnPhonics.com/Trace to get your first month for just one dollar! | Canva Pro! Visit Canva.me/Trace to get a FREE 45 day extended trial! | Zoc Doc! Visit ZocDoc.com/TRACE to sign up for free!***All of his life Stephen Sandlin wanted to be a police officer. Growing up the son of a cop, Stephen looked up to his father and wanted to follow in his footsteps. At the age of twenty-one one Stephen realized his dream, but less than two months later, he would be violent killed in the line of duty.On the evening of Saturday, May 7th, 1988, Officer Sandlin was found lying in a pool of blood on the floor of the Mountainair, NM police department, the victim of a single gunshot wound to the head. Initially investigators believed the wound might have been self-inflicted, but multiple investigations would raise a series of disturbing questions.Was Stephen Sandlin's murder related to a recent drug bust? Was it connected to an investigation into accusations made against th