Buffalo Police Department, New York
End of Watch: Saturday, June 23, 1934
Age: 25
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: 732
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: June 23, 1934
Weapon Used: Edged weapon
Suspect Info: Sentenced to 20 years to life
Patrolman Forden was stabbed to death by a woman on Luthern Avenue near William Street during a vice raid. Other officers arrested the suspect.
The suspect was convicted of Patrolman Forden's murder and sentenced to 20 years to life in Westfield state prison for women, Bedford Hills, on July 6, 1934.
He had served with the agency for only 1 year and was assigned to the Headquarters Division.