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Sandra Kay Sandland

Death by Force
Case Description
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In the summer of 2017, the life of Sandra Kay Sandland, a 53-year-old White/Caucasian female, was brought to a tragic and violent end in her Crystal, Minnesota home. On the evening of July 12th, her husband, Dennis John Sandland, then 56 years old, made chilling phone calls to his adult children, confessing that he had just shot and killed their mother. This set in motion a tense police response that would culminate in his arrest and the grim discovery of Sandra's body.

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  • Hennepin County, Minnesota: Crystal man charged in wife's murder
  • Star Tribune: Man pleads guilty to fatally shooting wife in their Crystal home
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    Victim Details

    Sandra Kay Sandland

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Crystal

    MN

    2017-07-12

    53

    Sandra

    Kay Sandland

    11/09/2025

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    Has anyone else been thinking about the calls Dennis made to his kids right after the incident? I ca... ...Read More
    02/22/2023
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