Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Slote was stabbed to death by two inmates whom he was going to write up. He had caught the inmates stealing sugar the previous day and on the day he was killed he caught them making hamburgers. After throwing away the food he began to write them up when he was attacked, beaten, and stabbed 23 times. His killer, 24, serving a 5 year to life sentence for a 1979 kidnapping and robbery conviction, was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in 1981. He was paroled on January 15, 2022. The other inmate, 21, serving a life sentence for a 1977 murder conviction, was charged with aiding and abetting in a murder. He died in prison on September 30, 2004.
Survivors
Officer Slote had been with the agency for two years and was survived by his wife and three daughters.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Employee Slote gave the Kansas Department of Corrections 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Kansas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Employee Slote.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corrections Employee Burch D. Slote is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In KS, 237 of 335 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Kansas Department of Corrections, 8 of 12 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Burch D. Slote's cause is highlighted.
How Burch D. Slote Compares
Offender Outcome
Paroled in 2022
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Burch D. Slote is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Burch D. Slote was killed by edged weapon.
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