Todd Sanford Jr.

Suicide

Former Michigan state trooper Todd Sanford Jr. was suspected of killing Michigan Department of Corrections officer Steven Sampier II, 30, who was dating Sanford's former long-time girlfriend, on November 25. According to police, a deputy approached Sanford's other at about 4:30 p.m. after Sanford pulled into his driveway. Sanford reportedly shot himself in the head with a .44-caliber pistol before the deputy reached the other. The pistol, which was not the same weapon used to kill Sampier, had been reported stolen, police said.