Roll of Honor
Boyd H. Spikerman
Incident
Correctional Officer Boyd Spikerman was killed by two inmates at FCI Oxford in Oxford, Wisconsin. A third inmate served as a lookout for the two as they beat him with a fire extinguisher, stabbed him several times, and the strangled him. All three, 24, 32, and 32, were charged with murder. One inmate wanted to kill a guard so he could join the Aryan Brotherhood. The youngest attacker, already a member, was sentenced to life plus 150 years in prison for the murder of Officer Spikerman. The other was sentenced to life. The one who was the lookout, 32, was acquitted. Officer Spikerman had served with the Federal Bureau of Prisons for six months.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Spikerman served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Spikerman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Correctional Officer Boyd H. Spikerman 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 DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons, 26 of 34 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Boyd H. Spikerman's cause is highlighted.
How Boyd H. Spikerman Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life in prison
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Boyd H. Spikerman is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Boyd H. Spikerman was killed by edged weapon; shank.
Incident Location
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