Missouri Department of Corrections, Missouri
End of Watch: Monday, July 16, 1979
Age: 62
Tour of Duty: 15 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: July 16, 1979
Weapon Used: Edged weapon
Suspect Info: Died in prison
Correctional Officer Walter Farrow was stabbed to death in the prison commissary at the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Officer Farrow had served with the Missouri Department of Corrections for 15 years. He was survived by his wife and nine children.