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| Assistant Superintendent James G. Godwin
Florida Department of Corrections
Florida
End of Watch: Monday, April 4, 1955 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Monday, April 4, 1955
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Died in prison Assistant Superintendent Godwin was shot and killed during an escape attempt at the Florida State Prison.
The suspect who shot Assistant Superintendent Godwin was a suspect in the murder of Patrolman Alje Savela, of the Massachusetts State Police, on August 31, 1951. The suspect later died while in prison. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
