Roll of Honor
Edgar A. Barr
Incident
Correctional Officer Edgar Barr was stabbed to death at the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas. He had been involved in an altercation with an inmate earlier in the day over a pair of shoes he stole from another inmate. The inmate obtained a wood chisel, hid it in his coat, and then went and located Officer Barr. As he approached Officer Barr another argument ensued, and as Officer Barr raised his club to defend himself, the inmate stabbed him in the chest with the chisel. The 29-year-old inmate had been in prison since 1910 serving a 25 year sentence for the murder of a man in Nome, Alaska. He was convicted of Officer Barr's murder and sentenced to death. In 1919 he received a new trial and was sentenced to life. He died at the Federal Penitentiary in LA Tuna, Texas, on June 6, 1955.
Survivors
Officer Barr was survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Barr served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Barr.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Correctional Officer Edgar A. Barr 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 DC, 754 of 1,418 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.2% of this state's fallen. That is 53.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons, 26 of 34 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edgar A. Barr's cause is highlighted.
How Edgar A. Barr Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Edgar A. Barr is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Edgar A. Barr was killed by edged weapon.
Incident Location
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