Roll of Honor
Edward L. Boyer
Incident
Corrections Employee Edward Boyer died from a blow to the head from an inmate in the dining area of State Correctional Institute-Graterford. In 1975 the inmate was sentenced to three life terms for the murders of two children and an FBI informant in Pittsburgh. On December 8th, 1977, he was convicted of Mr. Boyer's murder and received another life sentence. On April 2nd, 1978, he was found dead in his cell at State Correctional Institute-Graterford. An autopsy revealed that he died from a blood clot. Mr. Boyer was Food Service Instructor for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.
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You barely got started.
Corrections Employee Boyer gave the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Employee Boyer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Corrections Employee Edward L. Boyer 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 PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.9 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, 13 of 18 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 72.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward L. Boyer's cause is highlighted.
How Edward L. Boyer Compares
Offender Outcome
Died in prison
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Edward L. Boyer is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Edward L. Boyer was killed by person.
Incident Location
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