Roll of Honor
Incident
Marshal Casper Zweifel was stabbed to death while escorting a prisoner to the town jail.
The man had been arrested for passing counterfeit silver dollars in a local saloon. As they walked to jail the man pulled out a knife with a 4-inch blade and stabbed Marshal Zweifel twice in the groin, severing his femoral artery. He bled to death within several minutes.
The subject fled the scene and was never apprehended.
Marshal Zweifel was a U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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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.
Marshal Zweifel served with the Central Pueblo Marshal's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Pueblo community. Thank you 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
Casper Zweifel served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Marshal Casper Zweifel 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 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 11.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Casper Zweifel's cause is highlighted.
How Casper Zweifel Compares
Offender Outcome
Never apprehended
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Casper Zweifel is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Casper Zweifel was killed by edged weapon; knife.