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Incident
Marshal Franklin Dean was shot and killed with his own weapon after arresting a man for being drunk and disorderly. He had told the man to go home earlier in the night. The man then returned to town and told several townspeople he had a gun. Marshal Dean was called back and arrested the man. As he unlocked the jail cell to place the suspect in, the man struck him in the side of the head, took his revolver, and then shot him. The 74-year-old suspect was later arrested, convicted of murder, and executed in the gas chamber on June 20th, 1941. He holds the record for the oldest person executed in Colorado.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Marshal Dean served with the Mancos Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Mancos community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Marshal Dean.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Marshal Franklin Dean 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 CO, 235 of 360 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.3% of this state's fallen. That is 65.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Franklin Dean's cause is highlighted.
How Franklin Dean Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Franklin Dean is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Franklin Dean was killed by officer's handgun.
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