Both suspects were convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life plus 93 years on May 21, 1986.
Minutes before Trooper Coggins was killed his fiancee had driven past him as he stopped the suspects.
Trooper Coggins had been with the agency for one year and had also served as a seasonal park ranger for the National Park Service during the previous two years. He was survived by his fiancee, brother and parents.
Both suspects were convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life plus 93 years on May 21, 1986.
Minutes before Trooper Coggins was killed his fiancee had driven past him as he stopped the suspects.
Trooper Coggins had been with the agency for one year and had also served as a seasonal park ranger for the National Park Service during the previous two years. He was survived by his fiancee, brother and parents.
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