Milford Malchus Trail

Hannibal Police Department — Hannibal, MO

Cardiac

End of Watch January 26, 1965

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Detective Lieutenant Trail died of a heart attack while apprehending a juvenile who escaped from Boonville. Lieutenant Trail and Captain Charles Webster went to pick up a juvenile who had escaped from the state training school for boys in Boonville just after 1 pm. The boy was booked at 1:40 pm after a scuffle which lasted several minutes. Lieutenant Trail became ill after returning to the police station and was rushed to a doctor's office. He was later taken by ambulance to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:20 p.m. Lieutenant Trail was survived by his wife, Margaret. He was buried at New Hope Cemetery near Elsberry.

Survivors

Lieutenant Trail was survived by his wife, Margaret.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Lieutenant Trail served with the Hannibal Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Hannibal community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Lieutenant Trail.

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

Agency

Department Hannibal Police Department

Location Hannibal, MO

Platform Identity hpd.marion.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 26, 1965

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Detective Lieutenant Milford Malchus Trail is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MO, 32 of 813 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.9% of this state's fallen.

At Hannibal Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Hannibal Police Department

of 4 officers

25% Cardiac

MO — Statewide

of 813 officers

3.9% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac