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May 2022
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The Murder of A Confidential Informant -...

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May 1st: Andrew Sadek Dies (2014) Working as a confidential informant can place your life in danger. On May 1st 2014 a young man with a bright future ahead of him went missing and, to this day, no one really knows how or why he lost his life. And, more importantly, if his work as a CI had anything to do with his murder.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Andrew_Sadek, https://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/crime-and-courts/6663117-ND-Supreme-Court-upholds-dismissal-of-Andrew-Sadek-wrongful-death-lawsuit, https://www.inforum.com/news/crime-and-courts/6736236-Documentary-to-detail-events-leading-up-to-Andrew-Sadeks-death, https://www.inforum.com/news/crime-and-courts/2721934-What-really-happened-to-Andrew-Sadek-5-years-later-the-question-remains-unanswered, https://medium.com/the-true-crime-times/the-death-of-andrew-sadek-murder-or-suicide-14cc490267ea, https://www.courthousenews.com/north-dakota-high-court-denies-appeal-in-death-of-student-turned-informant/, https://thecinemaholic.com/andrew-sadek-death/
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