ODMP research volunteers are constantly discovering forgotten line of duty deaths throughout the country. Because of our efforts, 2,714 forgotten heroes are now honored on the ODMP and other local, state and national memorials.
25 Most Recent Additions
- Accidental 1
- Assault 2
- Automobile crash 1
- COVID19 1
- Duty related illness 3
- Electrocuted 2
- Fall 2
- Gunfire 7
- Heart attack 5
- Struck by vehicle 1
Total Deaths by State
- California 1
- Colorado 1
- Connecticut 1
- Florida 1
- Georgia 1
- Illinois 3
- Kansas 1
- Kentucky 2
- Louisiana 1
- Missouri 1
- New York 2
- Oregon 1
- South Carolina 3
- Texas 2
- U.S. Government 2
- Virginia 2
Virginia State Convict Road Force, VA
EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 1966
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman Edward C. J. Hennessey
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, October 16, 1908
Cause: Electrocuted
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, October 5, 1916
Cause: Electrocuted
Deputy Constable Samuel Ray Adams
Floyd County Constable's Office, KY
EOW: Friday, December 20, 1929
Cause: Assault
Floyd County Constable's Office, KY
EOW: Wednesday, March 5, 1930
Cause: Gunfire
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - Detention and Deportation, US
EOW: Friday, November 16, 1945
Cause: Heart attack
Chief Deputy Sheriff Arthur George Miller
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Wednesday, November 10, 1920
Cause: Gunfire
United States Army Criminal Investigation Division, US
EOW: Thursday, November 13, 1862
Cause: Gunfire
Game Warden Wilbur S. "Webb" Talbott
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, CA
EOW: Sunday, January 14, 1962
Cause: Automobile crash
Dispensary Constable J. J. Moseley
South Carolina State Dispensary Commission, SC
EOW: Sunday, October 13, 1895
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Claude Wayne "Sandwich" Standridge
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, March 4, 1998
Cause: Gunfire
Luling Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, November 8, 1884
Cause: Accidental
Police Officer Simeon Alonzo "Lonnie" Price
West Columbia Police Department, SC
EOW: Saturday, March 26, 1949
Cause: Heart attack
Guard William Green Franklin, Jr.
Virginia State Convict Road Force, VA
EOW: Saturday, July 23, 1960
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Leonard Byrd "Pete" Rainey
Acworth Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, April 12, 1952
Cause: Gunfire
St. Augustine Police Department, FL
EOW: Monday, November 7, 1887
Cause: Assault
Police Officer Nelson J. Belliveau
Bloomfield Police Department, CT
EOW: Thursday, September 3, 1987
Cause: Duty related illness
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1924
Cause: Fall
Deputy Sheriff Stuart Edward Holt
Boulder County Sheriff's Office, CO
EOW: Monday, June 2, 2014
Cause: Heart attack
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, December 28, 1919
Cause: Duty related illness
Patrolman Daniel A. McAllister
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, October 18, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Patrolman Sammie Lee McCoy, Jr.
Lancaster Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, February 29, 1980
Cause: Heart attack
Correctional Officer Jason Scott Pulliam
Missouri Department of Corrections, MO
EOW: Friday, October 15, 2021
Cause: COVID19