Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Elizabeth Cobb was shot and killed by her boyfriend, who was also a state trooper. He murdered her in the parking lot of a church on Dallas County Road 6, near Route 41, while she was on duty in an attempt to collect a $350,000 life insurance policy. The man was apprehended and sentenced to death, but the conviction was overturned on appeal. He plead guilty to murder during a second trial and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. He was released in 2012. Trooper Cobb was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Alabama Department of Public Safety for one year.
Survivors
She is survived by her parents.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Trooper Cobb gave the Alabama Department of Public Safety 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Alabama, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, sister.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Elizabeth S. Cobb served in the U.S. Air Force before joining law enforcement.
Trooper Elizabeth S. Cobb 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 97,759 officers honored here.
In AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 63 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Alabama Department of Public Safety, 7 of 29 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 24.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Elizabeth S. Cobb's cause is highlighted.
How Elizabeth S. Cobb Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Elizabeth S. Cobb is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Elizabeth S. Cobb was killed by gun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Elizabeth S. Cobb served in the U.S. Air Force before joining law enforcement.
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