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Steven Leroy Mahan

Case from Elk City, OK dated Jan 05, 1983

Victim Details

Steven Leroy Mahan

Male

White / Caucasian

Elk City

OK

1983-01-05

30

Steven

Leroy Mahan

07/09/2026

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In the early morning hours of January 5, 1983, a routine check on a local motel in Elk City, Oklahoma, turned into a tragic event for Sergeant Steven Leroy Mahan. The 30-year-old male officer with the Elk City Police Department was making his usual rounds when he noticed something amiss at the Los Cuartos Inn. He saw a man running from the location, and as he moved to investigate, he was confronted by another individual. A struggle ensued, and Sergeant Mahan was disarmed.

The suspect then ...
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    Does anyone else find it deeply troubling to think about the impact this must have had on Mahan's da... ...Read More
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