Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Luther Daniel was shot and killed while questioning the driver of a stolen car in Miami. The suspect was taken into custody by two U.S. Immigration Agents four miles from the crime scene two days later. The gun used to murder Trooper Daniel had been used in another murder in Ohio several months earlier. The 22-year-old suspect was an escapee from a Georgia mental hospital. Although he was in a mental hospital he had never been judged insane and was found fit to stand trial. He was convicted of murder and executed in the electric chair on July 20, 1942. Trooper Daniel had served with the Florida Highway Patrol for 6 months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Daniel served with the Florida Highway Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Daniel.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Luther Paul Daniel 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 FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Florida Highway Patrol, 23 of 54 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Luther Paul Daniel's cause is highlighted.
How Luther Paul Daniel Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1942
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Luther Paul Daniel is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Luther Paul Daniel was killed by handgun; .45 caliber.
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