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[Robert Sandifer murder case #6]
Production Date: 1994-09
Author(s): Andrew Jones
Running Time: 61 min.

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Robert Sandifer's wake and funeral. 00:03 Tape begins. Camera is angled from the front of the casket and upward; people seem to be lined up to view...

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