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Martin Sowders

Case from Vancouver, WA dated Nov 19, 1976

Victim Details

Martin S. Sowders

Male

White / Caucasian

Vancouver

WA

1976-11-19

29

Martin

Sowders

07/20/2026

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In the crisp autumn of 1976, the life of 29-year-old Martin S. Sowders, a White male, was tragically cut short in Vancouver, Washington. Sowders served as a deputy with the Clark County Sheriff's Office, a role he had held for seven years. On the morning of November 18, 1976, a robbery was reported at the Hazel Dell Hi School Pharmacy. The suspect, identified as Larry William Edwards, a convicted felon on parole, had fled with narcotics.

Deputies soon located Edwards' vehicle and initiate ...
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