Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Clifford Hill was killed when a package he was opening exploded. He was in the office of the newly elected public safety commissioner and was assisting the mayor's secretary. An investigation revealed that the package contained a bomb intended for the new public safety commissioner. A former police officer who had purchased bomb making materials and had studied bomb making was tried and convicted for the murder, however, the suspect was later acquitted at a retrial in 1980.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Hill served with the Bessemer Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Bessemer community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Hill.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Clifford T. Hill is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 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 8.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Bessemer Police Dept., 10 of 10 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Clifford T. Hill's cause is highlighted.
How Clifford T. Hill Compares
Offender Outcome
Acquitted in retrial
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Clifford T. Hill is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Clifford T. Hill was killed by explosives; bomb.
Others Who Wore This Badge
9 officers from Bessemer Police Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
