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Sandra Cook

Case from Melbourne, FL dated Feb 01, 2016

Victim Details

Sandra Cook

Female

White / Caucasian

Melbourne

FL

2016-02-01

54

Sandra

Cook

07/18/2026

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Sandra Cook, a 54-year-old math teacher from Melbourne, FL, tragically lost her life on February 1, 2016. She was a well-respected educator at Rockledge High School, where she had been teaching since 2013 and was a finalist for Brevard County's Teacher of the Year. Sandra was found dead in her home on Chapparal Drive, alongside her estranged husband, Ricky Wayne Cook, aged 60. The incident was classified as a murder-suicide by the Melbourne Police Department.

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    Has anyone else been thinking about the impact Sandra's case had on her students? I can only imagine... ...Read More
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