ODMP research volunteers are constantly discovering forgotten line of duty deaths throughout the country. Because of our efforts, 2,344 forgotten heroes are now honored on the ODMP and other local, state and national memorials.
25 Most Recent Additions
- Assault 5
- Automobile crash 2
- Bicycle accident 1
- Gunfire 6
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 1
- Heart attack 1
- Heatstroke 1
- Motorcycle crash 1
- Stabbed 2
- Struck by vehicle 2
- Vehicular assault 3
Total Deaths by State
- California 2
- Colorado 2
- Kentucky 5
- Massachusetts 2
- Mississippi 1
- Nebraska 1
- Nevada 1
- Oklahoma 1
- Railroad Police 1
- Tennessee 2
- U.S. Government 7
Harrodsburg Police Department, KY
EOW: Monday, October 24, 1892
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff John Louis Huddleston, Sr.
Campbell County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Saturday, August 17, 1935
Cause: Stabbed
Night Policeman Dillus Dyer Landrum
Calhoun Police Department, KY
EOW: Tuesday, June 14, 1949
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Frederick G. "Harry" Cleveland
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, March 7, 1920
Cause: Assault
Harrodsburg Police Department, KY
EOW: Sunday, September 18, 1949
Cause: Automobile crash
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Friday, September 6, 1912
Cause: Heatstroke
Deputy Sheriff J. Wily Warwick
Campbell County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Friday, May 5, 1911
Cause: Gunfire
Ottawa County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Tuesday, October 23, 1917
Cause: Gunfire
Special Officer Samuel H. Boyer
Southern Railway Police Department, RR
EOW: Friday, January 28, 1910
Cause: Gunfire
Barren County Constable's Office, KY
EOW: Monday, January 23, 1928
Cause: Assault
Police Officer Allan F. "Aldo" Ray
Malden Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Cause: Assault
Game Warden Glenn Curtis Tullos
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, MS
EOW: Monday, October 11, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy City Marshal James C. Richey
Denver Police Department, CO
EOW: Tuesday, February 4, 1862
Cause: Gunfire
Park Policeman Andrew Sandberg
Denver Park Police Department, CO
EOW: Tuesday, October 31, 1911
Cause: Bicycle accident
Henderson Police Department, NV
EOW: Wednesday, August 10, 1977
Cause: Assault
Modesto Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Cause: Vehicular assault
Officer Harold F. MacGilvray, Jr.
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, October 11, 2018
Cause: Vehicular assault
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Wednesday, June 13, 1962
Cause: Motorcycle crash
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Monday, January 31, 1949
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Private First Class Edward Donald Molina
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Sunday, November 13, 1955
Cause: Struck by vehicle
United States Army Corrections Command, US
EOW: Thursday, May 31, 1945
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Saturday, July 8, 1944
Cause: Stabbed
Deputy U.S. Marshal John Burt McAdams
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Saturday, February 20, 1909
Cause: Gunfire
Special Deputy Marshal William N. "Buck" Turner
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Friday, November 29, 1895
Cause: Gunfire