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Michael Angel Rosa

Death by Force
Case Description
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Michael Angel Rosa, a 29-year-old Hispanic male, was a man who had come to Rock Springs, Wyoming, to help clean up a town grappling with vice and corruption. Hailing from Spanish Harlem, he was working as an undercover narcotics agent for the Rock Springs Police Department, a role he had held for about eight months. His work led him to pose as a bartender at the Silver Dollar bar, a vantage point from which he was investigating drug trafficking, prostitution, and gambling. His investigation was ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Michael Angel Rosa

    Male

    Hispanic / Latino

    Rock Springs

    WY

    1978-07-15

    29

    Michael

    Angel Rosa

    Substantiated

    11/22/2025

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