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Dale Sands

Case from Baton-rouge, LA dated Aug 22, 2017

Victim Details

Dale Sands

Male

White / Caucasian

Baton-rouge

LA

2017-08-22

53

Dale

Sands

07/05/2026

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In the late summer of 2017, the life of Dale Sands, a 53-year-old Allstate insurance agent, was tragically cut short in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Sands was reported missing on August 22nd, prompting concern among his family and colleagues. The search for the married father and grandfather came to a grim conclusion the following afternoon when his body was discovered in the backyard of a home on Great Smokey Avenue. An autopsy would later confirm that he had sustained multiple gunshot wounds.
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  • The Advocate: Man found shot to death in Baton Rouge ID'd as missing person, 'a very Christian guy'
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    I've been following the Dale Robert Sands case and something that really stands out to me is the cou... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else read about the nine-year-old who found Dale Sands' body? I keep thinking about how t... ...Read More
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