Lee E. Morrow
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Special Agent

Lee E. Morrow

Accident Veteran
End of Watch March 3, 1960
Age 38
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Special Agent Lee Morrow was killed in an automobile crash while returning from an investigation at 7:30 p.m. Agent Morrow was traveling north on U.S. Highway 281 just north of Edgeley, North Dakota, when a vehicle traveling south crossed into his lane, hitting him head-on. The driver of the other car was also killed. Agent Morrow was a United States Army WWII veteran and had served with the United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation for 8 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-FED-35A125B5
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Last updated
July 23, 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.
Special Agent Morrow gave the United States Department of Justice 8 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdjfbifed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 3, 1960
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Lee E. Morrow served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Special Agent Lee E. Morrow is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, 30 of 89 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation
30
of 89 officers
33.7% Accident
DC — Statewide
454
of 1,419 officers
32% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lee E. Morrow's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Lee E. Morrow Compares

Age at End of Watch
38
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
8
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Lee E. Morrow is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location