Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Charles Campbell was shot and killed after being abducted while making a traffic stop in Perry, Florida. After taking Trooper Campbell hostage, the suspect used the patrol car siren to pull over a motorist and take his car. Trooper Campbell was found tied up and shot to death in Georgia along with the motorist. The suspect was later shot and killed by a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent after he tried to gain control of another officer's weapon after being arrested. It was later discovered that the suspect was a serial killer responsible for at least 18 murders, including Trooper Campbell's murder, beginning in July of that same year. He had been released on parole in May 1974 but returned to jail after stabbing a man. He escaped jail on July 26, 1974. Trooper Campbell had served with the Florida Highway Patrol for nine years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Campbell gave the Florida Highway Patrol 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Campbell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Charles Eugene Campbell is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 53.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Florida Highway Patrol, 23 of 54 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Eugene Campbell's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Eugene Campbell Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Eugene Campbell is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles Eugene Campbell was killed by handgun.
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