Charles Eugene Campbell

Florida Highway Patrol — Tallahassee, FL

Felonious

End of Watch November 16, 1974

Age 35

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 53

Incident

Trooper Charles Campbell was shot and killed after being abducted while making a traffic stop in Perry, Florida. After taking Trooper Campbell hostage, the suspect used the patrol car siren to pull over a motorist and take his car. Trooper Campbell was found tied up and shot to death in Georgia along with the motorist. The suspect was later shot and killed by a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent after he tried to gain control of another officer's weapon after being arrested. It was later discovered that the suspect was a serial killer responsible for at least 18 murders, including Trooper Campbell's murder, beginning in July of that same year. He had been released on parole in May 1974 but returned to jail after stabbing a man. He escaped jail on July 26, 1974. Trooper Campbell had served with the Florida Highway Patrol for nine years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and son.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Campbell gave the Florida Highway Patrol 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Campbell.

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

Agency

Department Florida Highway Patrol

Location Tallahassee, FL

Platform Identity fhp.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 16, 1974

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

Age 35

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .357 caliber

Offender Shot and killed

Trooper Charles Eugene Campbell 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.

Florida Highway Patrol

of 54 officers

42.6% Felonious

FL — Statewide

539

of 1,008 officers

53.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious