Roll of Honor
Earl Scothorn
Incident
Location: Kansas Incident Date: Tuesday, October 18, 1927
Special Agent Earl Scothorn succumbed to injuries sustained on October 18th, 1927, when he fell between two boxcars while patrolling the railroad yards near Kansas City, Kansas.
He was transported to a local hospital suffering from head injuries, internal injuries, and a broken back.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Scothorn gave the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Topeka community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Scothorn.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent Earl Scothorn 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 KS, 66 of 335 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.7% of this state's fallen. That is 11.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department, 8 of 32 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Earl Scothorn's cause is highlighted.
How Earl Scothorn Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Earl Scothorn is highlighted in Nov.
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