Roll of Honor
Incident
Investigator Ed Murphy was killed in a helicopter crash while assisting in the search of burglary suspects. The helicopter crashed when it struck power lines over FM 2673 one mile north of Startzville. The pilot survived the crash but Investigator Murphy suffered fatal injuries. Investigator Murphy was a United States Marine Corps veteran. He had served with the Comal County Sheriff's Office for nine years.
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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.
Investigator Murphy gave the Comal County Sheriff's Office 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Braunfels community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Elvis Murphy served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
Investigator Elvis Murphy is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In TX, 657 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Comal County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Elvis Murphy's cause is highlighted.
How Elvis Murphy Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Elvis Murphy is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
Military Service
Elvis Murphy served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
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Others Who Wore This Badge
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