In the early morning hours of October 17, 1995, a routine traffic stop on a dark stretch of Route 13 near Perry Road in Westover, Maryland, turned deadly for a 28-year-old state trooper. Trooper First Class Edward A. Plank, a seven-year veteran of the Maryland State Police, had pulled over a vehicle for speeding. As he engaged with the driver, his suspicion was aroused, prompting him to call for backup. After conferring with the newly arrived officer, Trooper Plank approached the car a second ti
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