Fax Brooks Murphy
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Deputy U.S. Marshal

Fax Brooks Murphy

Veteran → Accident
End of Watch August 17, 1960
Age 46
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy U.S. Marshal Fax Murphy was killed in an automobile crash on Route 250 near Cameron, West Virginia while conducting an investigation.

His department vehicle left the roadway and struck a stone house.

Deputy Marshal Murphy was a veteran of WWII.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
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.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Murphy served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usms.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 17, 1960
Age 46
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Fax Brooks Murphy served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Deputy U.S. Marshal Fax Brooks Murphy is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 32 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, 43 of 313 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 13.7% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service
43
of 313 officers
13.7% Accident
DC — Statewide
454
of 1,419 officers
32% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,759 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Fax Brooks Murphy's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Fax Brooks Murphy Compares

Age at Death
46
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Fax Brooks Murphy is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

Military Service

Fax Brooks Murphy served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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