Victor A. Sam, a 24-year-old correctional officer, was killed on August 21, 1977, in Riverside, California. He was off duty and driving to begin his shift at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco when he stopped to help two people who appeared to be stranded on Multiview Drive. Those individuals were actually committing a string of robberies, and when one discovered Officer Sam’s correctional officer identification he decided Sam had to be eliminated. The suspect forced Sam up an embankment and shot him execution-style in the back of the head.

Officer Sam was reported missing after failing to arrive for work; his body was found three days later by his father. Two suspects, aged 19 and 23, were arrested in Riverside about a week after the killing, later convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Officer Sam is survived by his wife and son.

If anyone knew Victor Sam, saw activity on Multiview Drive on August 21, 1977, or has information about the case, please come forward.