Sandford

In the novel The Pale Horse, Sandford was a name on Father Gorman's list. According to Mark Easterbrook, the rector where he lived as a child had this name. However Jim Corrigan later matched "Sandford" to three people who had died recently. The most likely match was a Roman Catholic man. His wife married again after he died. Being a Roman Catholic, Sandford would have refused to grant her a divorce. As Mark noted, his death, like that of several others on the list, was "convenient" for someone.

Earlier on, Mark Easterbrook had discovered the name "Sandford" on the guest book of the King's Arms inn at Much Deeping among other names from the original list.