Florida Department of Corrections, Florida
End of Watch Sunday, October 12, 1980
Add to My HeroesRichard James Burke
Correctional Officer Richard Burke was stabbed to death at the Florida State Prison while escorting death row inmates from their cells to the shower. The subject was already serving a death sentence for murdering a couple after robbing them.
The subject who murdered him was sentenced to death and subsequently executed on January 7th, 2014.
Officer Burke had served with the Florida Department of Corrections for only four months. He was survived by his wife and two children.
Bio
- Age 48
- Tour 4 months
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Stabbed
- Weapon Edged weapon; Shank
- Offender Sentenced to death
Most Recent Reflection
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Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 12, 2020
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