Edward P. Neu

St. Louis County Sheriff's Office — Clayton, MO

Felonious

End of Watch April 3, 1923

Age 21

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 8

Incident

Deputy Constable Edward Neu was shot to death during a traffic stop in front of 8240 Gravois Road. At 9:45 pm, Deputy Neu pulled over an automobile, towing another automobile, for speeding. As Deputy Neu dismounted from his motorcycle, three men exited their vehicles with guns drawn. They disarmed Deputy Neu and shot him twice. As he fell to the ground he was shot two more times. Deputy Nue's brother, also a constable, off duty and unarmed, and another man ran to the area where they heard the shots. Both were forced to take cover as the three suspects opened fire. The suspects then fled in their automobile leaving the one they were towing behind. It was discovered the abandoned automobile was stolen and had been used the day before in St. Louis by several men during the armed robbery of a mail truck which netted the robbers $260,000, and two million in negotiable bonds. It was soon learned the suspects involved in Deputy Neu's murder and the mail truck robbery were members of the infamous "Eagan Gang", labeled by police and the public as "Eagans Rats". Weeks later officials identified two suspects responsible for Deputy Neu's murder after questioning several suspects arrested for the mail truck robbery and several road houses all over St. Louis County. On June 10, 1923, Patrolman Edward Griffin of the St. Louis Police Department stopped at the Telegraph Inn in St. Louis County after he went off duty. He attempted to take action when several men announced an armed robbery. As he drew his revolver one of the suspects shot and killed him and then they all fled in an automobile. A few miles away the suspects shot and killed one of their own and threw him from the car. Several suspects, later apprehended, killed their accomplice because because they feared he was a snitch. One suspect was identified as Patrolman Griffin's killer, convicted of murder, and sentenced to life. He was also one of the two responsible for Deputy Nue's murder. His accomplice had been arrested we

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Constable Neu served with the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Clayton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Constable Neu.

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

Agency

Department St. Louis County Sheriff's Office

Location Clayton, MO

Platform Identity slcso.stlouis.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 3, 1923

Age 21

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Offender Not available

Deputy Constable Edward P. Neu 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, 7 of 9 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 77.8% of this agency's fallen.

St. Louis County Sheriff's Office

of 9 officers

77.8% Felonious

MO — Statewide

516

of 813 officers

63.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious