RICHARD BENJAMIN SNYDER

Officer Rank: Investigator
Memorial Panel: 18-W: 7
Department: New York State Police
End of Watch: September 20, 1984
Cause: SHOT
Age: 37
Years of Service: 10
Description: Investigator Snyder was shot from behind by an estranged husband who had been threatening his wife. Investigator Snyder was placed in the trunk of the suspect's car and dumped in the East River in New York City. The suspect hung himself two days later.
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