On December 9, 1991, Deputy Sheriff Sandra Belle Wilson, 42, of the Miller County Sheriff’s Office was killed in California, Missouri, during a violent day that began with a manhunt. Officers were searching for a suspect who had already fatally shot Deputy Leslie Blaine Roark of the Moniteau County Sheriff’s Department. Deputy Wilson was shot after exiting her patrol car in the 100 block of North East Street. Cooper County Sheriff Charles Raymond Smith was also shot and killed after hearing the gunfire, and a fourth person, Pam Jean Teel Jones, died in the same rampage.

Deputy Wilson had served with the sheriff’s office for nine months. She was survived by her husband, son, daughter, and mother. The suspect was later apprehended and convicted of capital murder.

If anyone knew Deputy Wilson, her family, or witnessed activity in California, Missouri, on December 9, 1991, please share what might help clarify the sequence of events that day.