Type of Officer: Corrections OfficerJurisdiction: LansingCounty: LeavenworthDeath Date: 5/23/1993Added to Memorial: 1994Circumstances of Death: BeatingCorrections Officers Mark Avery and Michael Bidatsch were on routine duty supervising the Lansing Correctional...
Type of Officer: Corrections OfficerJurisdiction: LansingCounty: LeavenworthDeath Date: 8/19/1978Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: BeatingOn August 14, 1978, Corrections Officer Martin had been assigned to the state penitentiary hospital unit. He was...
Type of Officer: SheriffJurisdiction: Saline CountyCounty: SalineDeath Date: 9/17/1952Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: Beating; causing Heart AttackDuring a court hearing for a murder case, the defendant became unruly and combative. As the sheriff...
Type of Officer: ForemanJurisdiction: US Penitentiary, LeavenworthCounty: LeavenworthDeath Date: 6/20/1920Added to Memorial: 2006Circumstances of Death: GunshotForeman R. G. Warnke was fatally beaten by inmate Carl Panzram in the prison laundry room. The inmate struck...
Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: LeavenworthCounty: LeavenworthDeath Date: 7/13/1919Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: BeatingFive men who were “joyriding” collided their car with another vehicle and then continued riding through the streets of...
