Darvin K. Hogg
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Patrolman

Darvin K. Hogg

Felonious
End of Watch April 25, 1966
Age 25
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Darvin Hogg was shot and killed when he stopped a 19-year-old youth who had just shot and killed his girlfriend, 21, and her brother, 24, after she refused to marry him. He then shot and wounded the girl's father, 65, as he ran to their aid at his home near Robstown. The suspect was apprehended two hours later, 50 miles away in Cuero. Two deputies stopped a car he was a passenger in. He was just leaving Cuero with a man he hired to take him to Victoria. He surrendered meekly. A .22 caliber pistol and a 357 magnum were found in his possession. It was soon discovered as he made his way to Cuero he stopped and abducted a woman motorist, 22, shot her, and then pushed her out of the car as he was driving. She was found dead on the side of the road. The girl and her brother's father died two weeks later from his wounds. The suspect was convicted of all five murders and sentenced to death. The sentence was commuted to life in prison on August 18, 1972. He was denied parole on November 16, 2020. He has another parole hearing in November of 2023. Patrolman Hogg had served with the Texas Highway Patrol for three years and was stationed at Nixon.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Hogg gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Hogg.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Austin, Travis County, TX
Platform Identity tdpsthp.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 25, 1966
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Darvin is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1966, 77 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 91st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Darvin was 25. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Darvin had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

April holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

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His people

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol has 96 officers remembered here, Darvin among them.

Across the years

Patrolman Darvin K. Hogg

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol · End of Watch April 25, 1966

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 3-E

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