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Correctional Officer William Edger Quilliams | West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, West Virginia
West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, West Virginia

Correctional Officer

William Edger Quilliams

West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, West Virginia

End of Watch: Thursday, October 5, 1972

Biographical Info

Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: October 5, 1972
Weapon Used: Edged weapon
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life

Correctional Officer William Quilliams was stabbed to death by an inmate serving a life sentence for murder at the West Virginia State Penitentiary.

He was attempting to break up a fight when the inmate stabbed him. The inmate was convicted of first-degree murder and received another life sentence on June 20, 1973.

Officer Quilliams was a U.S. Army Korean and Vietnam War veteran and had served with the West Virginia Division of Corrections for one year. He was survived by his wife and two children.