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Officers take stand in Hoefman murder trial Poll Yes A dash cam shot of the first city police officer to arrive at the Mill Street homicide scene on the morning of Oct. 11, 2017. DASHCAM PHOTO Several Medicine Hat police officers testified Wednesday at the murder and extortion trial of Robert Hoefman, recapping previously heard testimony but also expanding on other evidence gathered – including the first encounter between investigators and the accused. Hoefman, 59, is accused of the October 2017 first-degree murder of 63-year-old James Satre and the extortion of another individual who can’t be named due to a publication ban. It’s alleged the murder was part of the plot to extort $1 million from the extortion target. ....