Post by Scumhunter on Aug 21, 2016 1:02:42 GMT -5
(Above: Left: Sean May (Victim) Right: Sketch of possible suspect)
From the AMW archives:
Adams County Prosecutor Fought For Victim's Rights
Prosecutor Sean May, 37, had a tenacity for defending the rights of the innocent.
In April 2008, Sean was awarded the Edward Towey Award, which goes to the Adams County, Colo. D.A. who did the most for crime victims and survivors.
For seven years, he'd worked as a prosecutor for the Adams County District Attorney's Office, and was recently promoted to chief deputy.
His most recent cases involved prosecuting a man for negligent homicide, who while racing his car struck and killed a construction worker in 2007.
Then, in 2008, Sean successfully prosecuted a Broomfield, Colo. police officer who blinded his step-daughter with a stun gun.
What should have been Sean's greatest accomplishment was the birth of his first child. But before life could begin for his baby boy, Oliver, Sean's life was tragically cut short.
No Payback For A Hard Day's Work
On the evening of August 27, 2008, around 6 p.m., Sean had just arrived home from work.
As he walked up the driveway and to the back of his home, a gunman approached him from behind and fired several shots. Sean was hit in the head and abdomen.
Witnesses only caught a glimpse of the suspect as he ran from the scene.
Sean was rushed to the hospital and admitted to intensive care, where he later died as a result of his wounds.
He was remembered on September 4, 2008 in front of hundreds of spectators at the Temple Buell Theatre in the Denver Performing Arts Complex.
The funeral was held there in honor of his love for the creative arts.
Generous Reward Offered To Find A Killer
The suspect is described as a white or Hispanic male, in his late teens to early 20s.
He's approximately 5'11" tall, and is believed to have dark medium-length hair and a dark colored mustache and goatee.
He was last seen wearing a black baseball style cap -- worn backwards -- with a white, short-sleeve T-shirt, khaki-colored knee-length cargo style shorts and unknown color tennis shoes.
Although police have few clues in the case, they have not ruled out that the person who murdered Sean may be connected to one of his cases.
Until the case is solved, a $125,000 reward goes unclaimed.
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Thoughts? This case was aired on the November 28th, 2009 episode of America's Most Wanted. In my opinion, it's going to be a tough one to solve since being a prosecutor means there's more than one person who could hold a grudge. Not to mention in my opinion this person could have been a hired hitman who didn't know May before he shot him. (Why would the person with the motive get his hands dirty himself). Still at the very least there is a sketch which doesn't always happen in these cases.
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