ODMP research volunteers are constantly discovering forgotten line of duty deaths throughout the country. Because of our efforts, 1,813 forgotten heroes are now honored on the ODMP and other local, state and national memorials.
25 Most Recent Additions
- Gunfire 19
- Heart attack 2
- Struck by train 1
- Vehicular assault 3
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 1
- Illinois 1
- Kansas 3
- Kentucky 6
- New Jersey 1
- Oklahoma 1
- Railroad Police 4
- Tennessee 1
- Texas 3
- U.S. Government 2
- West Virginia 1
- Wisconsin 1
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Tuesday, August 25, 1914
Cause: Gunfire
Jay Police Department, OK
EOW: Saturday, November 23, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
Breathitt County Constable's Office, KY
EOW: Wednesday, November 2, 1927
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police John E. Miller
Jackson Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, October 29, 1927
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Charles Willard McKinney
Letcher County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Monday, November 26, 1923
Cause: Gunfire
City Marshal Frank Lacost Abell
Uniontown Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, February 16, 1929
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman James Thomas Baldini
Paterson Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, September 9, 1928
Cause: Vehicular assault
Dickson County Constable's Office, TN
EOW: Sunday, April 3, 1977
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Prohibition Officer William Holand Wolford
West Virginia Department of Prohibition, WV
EOW: Tuesday, December 9, 1924
Cause: Gunfire
Wallins Creek Police Department, KY
EOW: Friday, March 3, 1933
Cause: Gunfire
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, February 3, 1968
Cause: Vehicular assault
Pere Marquette Railway Police Department, RR
EOW: Sunday, May 30, 1915
Cause: Gunfire
Railroad Detective John Mahoney
Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Friday, April 13, 1906
Cause: Struck by train
Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: Monday, May 11, 1896
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Charles Quincy Lukens
Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: Wednesday, December 8, 1909
Cause: Gunfire
Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Police Department, RR
EOW: Friday, July 17, 1925
Cause: Gunfire
Starr County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, June 27, 1898
Cause: Gunfire
Military Police Officer John P. Boyle
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Saturday, September 14, 1918
Cause: Gunfire
Military Police Officer Romie Ethridge Lindsey
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Wednesday, June 9, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Marriner R. Frank
Kewaskum Police Department, WI
EOW: Tuesday, May 30, 1967
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Albert Johnson Franklin
Metcalfe County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Saturday, November 1, 1913
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Game Warden Fred W. Tierney
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism - Law Enforcement Division, KS
EOW: Monday, January 12, 1925
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Carl C. Anderson
Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Friday, December 26, 1919
Cause: Gunfire
New Braunfels Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, January 27, 1883
Cause: Gunfire