Type of Officer: Assistant City MarshalJurisdiction: Dodge CityCounty: FordDeath Date: 7/21/1884Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotWell-known former buffalo hunter Nixon had a long-running feud with another well-known character, “Mysterious” Dave...
Type of Officer: Deputy SheriffJurisdiction: Lyon CountyCounty: LyonDeath Date: 8/4/1881Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: StabbingDeputy Spillman had escorted an inmate named Edward Johnson to Johnson’s former apartment at the latter’s request to look for...
Type of Officer: City MarshalJurisdiction: Dodge CityCounty: FordDeath Date: 4/9/1878Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotCity Marshal Masterson (older brother of Bat Masterson) disarmed Jack Wagner, who was drunk and in violation of Dodge City’s...
Type of Officer: Special OfficerJurisdiction: Atchison, Topeka, Santa Fe RailroadCounty: RenoDeath Date: 8/7/1874Added to Memorial: 2021Circumstances of Death: GunshotDuring the late evening of October 7, 1874, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Special Officer...
