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Correctional Officer Ronald Moore was stabbed to death by an inmate at the Turney Center Industrial Prison and Farm. The inmate attacked Officer Moore and stabbed him 17 times. The 21-year-old suspect was sentenced to death but later had the sentence overturned. The suspect was tried a second time in October 2003 and again sentenced to death. On June 3, 2008, his sentence was commuted to life. He has a parole hearing in September of 2023.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Moore served with the Tennessee Department of Correction.
Thank you for your service to the Nashville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Moore.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Tennessee Department of Correction has lost 14 officers; 11 of them killed feloniously.
Ronald is one of 498 officers killed feloniously in TN, 64.8% of the 769 remembered there.
Ronald is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Ronald is one of 17,631 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 52% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1981, 1 officer at Tennessee Department of Correction was killed feloniously, the 2nd heaviest of 10 years on record. The heaviest was 1937, with 2.
In 1981, 8 officers in TN were killed feloniously, the 11th heaviest of 147 years on record. The heaviest was 1931, with 12.
In 1981, 126 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 39th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1981, 152 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 32nd heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Ronald was 21. Of the 10 killed feloniously at Tennessee Department of Correction whose age is recorded, half were between 36.3 and 55.3; the middle age was 42.5.
Ronald was 21. Of the 449 killed feloniously in TN whose age is recorded, half were between 32 and 50; the middle age was 41.
Ronald was 21. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.
Ronald was 21. Of the 15,854 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38.
When
August holds 27.3% of these deaths at Tennessee Department of Correction, more than any other month. Saturdays: 27.3%.
August holds 10.2% of these deaths in TN; December holds the most, 10.2%. Saturdays: 17.1%.
August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.
August holds 8.6% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Saturdays: 16.2%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 78.6% of all 14 deaths at Tennessee Department of Correction, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was edged weapon, in 18.2% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 64.8% of all 769 deaths in TN, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was edged weapon, in 1.8% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was edged weapon, in 2.2% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 52% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was edged weapon, in 2% of these deaths.
His people
Tennessee Department of Correction has 14 officers remembered here, Ronald among them.
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S. A. Walden Apr 20, 1893
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Willoughby Howard Nelson Jul 27, 1894
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Joseph Lillard Simms
Mar 12, 1937
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Glenn E. Johnston
Oct 22, 1937
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William Lonnie Cox
Nov 9, 1951
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Ernest Simpson Massengill Dec 6, 1957
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Robert Burns
Feb 11, 1978
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Ronald W. Moore Aug 29, 1981
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Donald G. Gammons
Jul 2, 1984
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James Franklin McPeters
Jul 2, 1984
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Frederick Gayle Hyatt
Nov 8, 2003
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Wayne Thomas Morgan
Aug 9, 2005
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Debra Kay Porter-Johnson
Aug 7, 2019
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Dustin Pedigo
Feb 25, 2026
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 4-W
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