Edwin DeRonda Milam

South Carolina Highway Patrol — Blythewood, SC

Felonious

End of Watch December 25, 1934

Age 25

Tour of Duty 5 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 51

Incident

Patrolman Milam was beaten, stabbed, and shot after stopping to break up a civil disturbance between two men outside a church in Greenville County. As Patrolman Milam attempted to arrest the two men they both attacked him, beat him with a rock, stabbed him, and then shot him. Both suspects were apprehended later that day in Asheville, North Carolina. Both suspects were convicted of first degree murder and executed in the electric chair on December 21, 1935.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Milam served with the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the people of South Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Milam.

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

Agency

Department South Carolina Highway Patrol

Location Blythewood, SC

Platform Identity schp.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 25, 1934

Tour of Duty 5 mo

Age 25

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Executed in 1935

Patrolman Edwin DeRonda Milam 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 SC, 271 of 438 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.9% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At South Carolina Highway Patrol, 20 of 52 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 38.5% of this agency's fallen.

South Carolina Highway Patrol

of 52 officers

38.5% Felonious

SC — Statewide

271

of 438 officers

61.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious