In March 1992, a 20-year-old Military Police officer was found dead beside his patrol car on a remote stretch of road inside Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. His name was Specialist Fourth Class Chad Langford.
In Part I of this two-part investigation, I take you inside the initial Army Criminal Investigation Division inquiry. Using CID records, Army doctrine, and contemporaneous reporting, this episode focuses on who Chad Langford was, the training he received, and the military law-enforcement system responsible for investigating his death.
As the investigation unfolds, contradictions emerge. Witnesses describe a young soldier telling different stories to different people. Investigators document exaggerations, rumors, and troubling behavior. And buried within the first CID report is a startling allegation involving a possible plan to rob an MP money escort from the inside.
By July 10, 1992, the Army reached its initial conclusion. Chad’s father rejected it completely.
This episode ends at the moment the case takes a darker turn—and sets the stage for Part II.
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🔎 Part II coming soon.
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