Sandy Cohen was murdered in July 1986
When he went missing on July 4th weekend in Covington, Kentucky, his friends and neighbors rallied to find him. Six days later, he was found dead. Although Sandy’s killers were convicted, his queer identity was twisted and exploited by those in power. Our Friend Sandy is about the tragedy and aftermath of the murder of Sandy Cohen and reclaiming his legacy 40 years later.
News coverage
New True Crime Documentary Explores the 1986 Murder of a Covington Politician — CityBeat
A Covington leader was murdered in 1986. Now, these film makers are out to preserve his story — Link NKY
Filmmakers seek to uncover life, murder of Covington politician Sandy Cohen in new documentary — Queer Kentucky