Weeksbury Police Department, Kentucky
End of Watch: Saturday, January 11, 1936
Age: 48
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: January 11, 1936
Weapon Used: Rifle
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life
Chief of Police Samuel Murphy was shot and killed by the brother of a man he had arrested earlier in the day for being drunk in public.
The arrestee's brother kicked in the door of the city jail and shot Chief Murphy in the chest with a rifle, killing him. The man turned himself in the following the day. He was convicted of Chief Murphy's murder and subsequently sentenced to life in prison.
Chief Murphy had served with the Weeksbury Police Department for eight years. He was survived by his wife and several children.