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Samuel Anthony Redhouse

Case from Iyanbito, NM dated Feb 17, 1997

Victim Details

Ii Samuel Anthony Redhouse

Male

Native American / American Indian

Iyanbito

NM

1997-02-17

34

Samuel

Anthony Redhouse

06/22/2026

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In the quiet community of Iyanbito, New Mexico, a tragic event unfolded on the evening of February 17, 1997, forever altering the lives of many. Samuel Anthony Redhouse, a 34-year-old Navajo man and a dedicated Police Officer II with the Navajo Division of Public Safety, responded to a call that would be his last. A report of a despondent man in the area prompted Officer Redhouse and four deputies from the McKinley County Sheriff's Department to converge on the scene, unaware of the violence tha ...
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