Patrolman Edwin D. Milam
South Carolina Highway Patrol
South Carolina
End of Watch: Tuesday, December 25, 1934

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, December 25, 1934
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1935

Patrolman Milam was beaten, stabbed, and shot after stopping to break up a civil disturbance between two men outside a church in Greenville County. As Patrolman Milam attempted to arrest the two men they both attacked him, beat him with a rock, stabbed him, and then shot him. Both suspects were apprehended later that day in Asheville, North Carolina.

Both suspects were convicted of first degree murder and executed in the electric chair on December 21, 1935.