Murder in the Cell: Steven Sandison's Deadly Justice

Steven Sandison, who is already serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for murdering his girlfriend in 1991, took the life of his cellmate, Theodore Dyer.

 Sandison learned that Dyer had sexually abused a 9-year-old child, and Dyer's attempts to justify his actions only fueled Sandison's decision to commit the murder.

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In 2014, Steven Sandison, who was 51 years old at the time, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder of Theodore Dyer, who was 67 years old. The murder took place on October 29, 2014, at the Saginaw Correctional Facility, which is situated at 9625 Pierce in Tittabawassee Township.

Theodore Dyer, a native of Grand Haven, was serving a minimum sentence of 25 years for committing first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a victim under the age of 13.

According to reports, Steven Sandison confessed to the police the day after he murdered Theodore Dyer. Sandison stated that he had asked Dyer about his criminal conviction, to which Dyer responded but continued to justify his actions. This prompted Sandison to physically attack him, and after rendering Dyer unconscious, Sandison used Dyer's shoelaces to strangle him to death.

Steven Sandison confessed to murdering Theodore Dyer and showed no remorse for his actions. While he expressed sympathy towards Dyer's family, he did not feel sorry for Dyer.

Sandison clarified that he did not see himself as a hero, but rather acted on his own judgment. Sandison denied that he judged Dyer and acknowledged that only God can do that. Sandison admitted to facilitating Dyer's meeting with God.

Sandison received the maximum punishment of life imprisonment with the chance of parole from Judge Borchard. He was then moved by the Michigan Department of Corrections to the high-security section of the Ionia Correctional Facility to serve his sentence.