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Case Description
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Sandra Jean Hopson, a 25-year-old woman from Decatur, Illinois, was tragically murdered on April 2, 1985. Her body was discovered inside her apartment by her five-year-old son. The investigation revealed that she had been sexually assaulted, stabbed multiple times, and ultimately suffocated. The brutality of the crime shocked the community and left her family searching for answers for decades.
Initially, authorities arrested two individuals in connection with Hopson's murder: 25-year-old ...Read More
Initially, authorities arrested two individuals in connection with Hopson's murder: 25-year-old ...Read More
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Sandra Hopson
Female
Black / African American
Decatur
IL
1985-04-02
25
Sandra
Hopson
11/26/2025
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Has anyone else been following the updates on Sandra Jean Hopson's case? I recently revisited some o... ...Read More
04/15/2025
04/15/2025
