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A crime that never ends: Beaufort County death penalty case forever changed fallen officers’ families

File: Beaufort County Sheriff’s deputies carry the casket of their comrade and slain officer Dyke “A.J.” Coursen from the Baptist Church of Beaufort on Jan. 14, 2002.
File: Beaufort County Sheriff’s deputies carry the casket of their comrade and slain officer Dyke “A.J.” Coursen from the Baptist Church of Beaufort on Jan. 14, 2002. Staff photo

In the 15 years since two Beaufort County Sheriff’s deputies were killed in the line of duty, their families learned to live with tragedy. Each came to different understandings of what happened, the death penalty that resulted, and the legal case that continues with no end in sight.

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This story was originally published January 20, 2017 at 7:03 PM with the headline "A crime that never ends: Beaufort County death penalty case forever changed fallen officers’ families."

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