In the pre-dawn hours of June 5, 2000, a routine traffic stop on a desolate stretch of State Highway 544 in Horry County, South Carolina, turned into a scene of brutal violence that would claim the life of a dedicated law enforcement officer. Corporal Dennis James Lyden, a 44-year-old white male and a respected member of the Horry County Police Department, had pulled over a suspicious vehicle occupied by two individuals. As he engaged with the occupants, the situation escalated with shocking spe
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