Correctional Officer Richard J. Burke
Florida Department of Corrections
Florida
End of Watch: Sunday, October 12, 1980
Cause: Stabbed

Biographical Info
Age: 48
Tour of Duty: 4 months
Badge Number: Not available

Officer Burke was stabbed to death at the Florida State Prison while escorting death row inmates from their cells to the shower. The suspect was sentenced to death for the crime.