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Sandra Brake

Case from Houma, LA dated Aug 14, 1977

Victim Details

Sandra Brake

Female

Houma

LA

1977-08-14

19

Sandra

Brake

06/27/2026

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In the summer of 1977, the life of 19-year-old Sandra Sue Brake was tragically cut short in a violent outburst that shook the community of Houma, Louisiana. On the evening of August 14th, Sandra found herself in the wrong place at the wrong time, inside the mobile home of 33-year-old Bobby Todd. It was a night that would end in a hail of gunfire, leaving four people dead.

The architect of this horrific event was David Dene Martin, a former youth counselor whose life was spiraling out of c ...
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  • Justia Law: State v. Martin
  • Los Angeles Times: One-Time Sidewalk Evangelist Executed for Murders of Four
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