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Melford Sample

Case from Sutter County, CA dated May 25, 1971

Victim Details

Melford Sample

Male

White / Caucasian

Sutter County

CA

1971-05-25

59

Melford

Sample

08/22/2026

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In the spring of 1971, a series of gruesome discoveries in the peach orchards of Sutter County, California, shattered the rural tranquility and exposed the horrific acts of a serial killer. Among the victims was a man named Melford Everett Sample. The story of his death is tragically intertwined with those of 24 other men, all part of a killing spree that would become one of the most notorious in American history. The victims, many of whom were itinerant farm workers, were found in shallow grave ...
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  • PEOPLE v. CORONA | Docket Nos. 12401, 15257. | Cal. Ct. App ...
  • The Machete Murders Of Sutter County | DNA Magazine
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