Officer Andrew F. Turner
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons
U.S. Government
End of Watch: Sunday, March 26, 1916

Biographical Info
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: Sunday, March 26, 1916
Incident Location: Kansas
Weapon Used: Edged weapon; Knife
Suspect Info: Died in prison

Officer Turner was killed when a prisoner at Leavenworth Federal Prison, Kansas, stabbed him in the mess hall. The suspect was sent to solitary confinement where he spent the rest of his life. The suspect, known as the Birdman of Alcatraz, died in 1965.

Officer Turner had been with the agency for three years and was survived by his wife and two children.