Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Roy Caffey was shot and killed while on patrol in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. A passing motorist found his body. The case remained unsolved with no suspects until a television broadcast in 1997 turned up an arrest of a woman who claimed she was present when Patrolman Caffey was murdered. The two men she claimed shot him had since died. Patrolman Caffey was a United States Navy veteran and had served with the South Carolina Highway Patrol for 26 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and son.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Caffey gave the South Carolina Highway Patrol 26 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of South Carolina, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Roy Odes Caffey served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Roy Odes Caffey 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Roy Odes Caffey's cause is highlighted.
How Roy Odes Caffey Compares
Offender Outcome
Apprehended in 1997
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Roy Odes Caffey is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Roy Odes Caffey was killed by handgun; .38 caliber.
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