Incident
Captain Edward Parr and Detective William Mulligan were shot and killed when they attempted to arrest two men inside their apartment in the 200 block of East Market Street. Both suspects were wanted in connection with a series of burglaries. They were captured a short time later. One of the suspects told police he shot the two officers because he thought they were gangsters when they entered his apartment. He was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and executed in the electric chair on April 14, 1933. Captain Parr served with the Louisville Police Department for 14 years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Captain Parr gave the Louisville Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Louisville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Parr.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Louisville Police Department has lost 91 officers; 51 of them killed feloniously.
Edward is one of 756 officers killed feloniously in KY, 76.8% of the 984 remembered there.
Edward is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Edward 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 1932, 2 officers at Louisville Police Department were killed feloniously, the 2nd heaviest of 42 years on record. The heaviest was 1971, with 3.
In 1932, 19 officers in KY were killed feloniously, the 5th heaviest of 147 years on record. The heaviest was 1926, with 22.
In 1932, 210 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 8th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1932, 210 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 11th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Edward was 45. Of the 49 killed feloniously at Louisville Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 47; the middle age was 35. Edward had served 14 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Edward was 45. Of the 669 killed feloniously in KY whose age is recorded, half were between 33 and 49; the middle age was 41. Edward had served 14 years; the middle length of service was 4 years.
Edward was 45. 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. Edward had served 14 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Edward was 45. Of the 15,854 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Edward had served 14 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
April holds 13.7% of these deaths at Louisville Police Department; August holds the most, 17.6%. Tuesdays: 19.6%.
April holds 9.1% of these deaths in KY; December holds the most, 11.5%. Tuesdays: 12.4%.
April holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.
April holds 8.6% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Tuesdays: 13.3%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 56% of all 91 deaths at Louisville Police Department, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 37.3% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 76.8% of all 984 deaths in KY, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 14.4% 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 gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 52% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 20.4% of these deaths.
His people
Louisville Police Department has 91 officers remembered here, Edward among them.
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George Coulter Aug 17, 1858
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Benjamin S. Rust Jan 15, 1862
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Edward Bond Sep 4, 1864
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Thomas J. McFadden Dec 29, 1865
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John O'Connell Jul 1, 1869
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Martin Roth Oct 29, 1877
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Edward B. Harding Dec 6, 1885
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Joseph Boyle
Oct 7, 1887
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James W. Jones
Aug 16, 1888
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Joseph Rosenberg
Aug 16, 1888
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George E. Roberts
Jul 7, 1890
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Birch Puff Nov 29, 1890
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Edward Byrnes Jul 4, 1895
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John T. O'Brien Nov 5, 1897
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Joseph J. Heffernan
Aug 14, 1898
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John Horan Nov 15, 1900
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Fred J. Richterkessing Apr 1, 1901
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James H. Purdon
Jul 27, 1901
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John Dolan
Dec 20, 1904
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Theodore C. Bossung
Nov 25, 1907
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Simon R. Cannon Dec 13, 1907
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Gustave Rosenberg
Apr 11, 1909
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William Murphy
Nov 19, 1909
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Frank Weber
May 23, 1910
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William T. Sube Jun 5, 1910
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Michael J. Baldwin
Aug 11, 1911
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Edward J. Stephens Sep 6, 1912
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Harvey Dennis Hand Sep 11, 1914
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John George Fow
Feb 18, 1917
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Thomas J. Fitzgibbons
Apr 10, 1918
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Ernest H. Thornhill
Nov 30, 1918
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Thomas Martin Giltner
Jun 2, 1919
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John G. Tyler Aug 3, 1920
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James E. Elder Sep 1, 1921
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George Griffths Pfeiffer
Jul 18, 1923
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Charles Oglesby Daily
Sep 12, 1923
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Ralph L. Croxton
Apr 1, 1924
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James Milton England Sep 1, 1926
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Walter Vance
Aug 25, 1927
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Lawrence J. Mialback
Oct 4, 1927
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Frank H. Wilke
Mar 25, 1928
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Thomas D. McNichols May 5, 1928
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Robert Emmett McGalin
Aug 25, 1929
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William Freeman Newcome Sep 14, 1929
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John Gruber Jan 27, 1930
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Harold D. Boyer
Jan 31, 1931
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Basil Duke Offutt
Jan 31, 1931
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William Leath Mulligan
Apr 12, 1932
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Edward Earl Parr
Apr 12, 1932
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William D. Woods Nov 25, 1933
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Saxton Helm Dutschke Apr 8, 1934
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Clarence Quinton Evans
Apr 9, 1934
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Eugene M. Hagan Sep 28, 1934
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John Wesley Carpenter Apr 29, 1935
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John Holzknecht Jan 13, 1937
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Lawrence W. Claycomb
Jan 28, 1937
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Willis Arthur Coy
Feb 11, 1937
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Frederick Strother Barton
Aug 3, 1937
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Walter Davis Mazzie, Jr.
Jan 5, 1939
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Louis F. Fowler
Dec 11, 1939
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William Kelly Burge
Sep 25, 1940
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William Thomas Kinney
Feb 10, 1942
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James Leslie Hedgepeth
Feb 12, 1942
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William Preston Bryant
Aug 18, 1943
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Auldon LeGrande
Dec 10, 1946
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John Harlan Hawthorne
Jan 22, 1947
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Andrew Miller
May 8, 1948
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John Harold Tennyson
Aug 14, 1949
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John Arthur Lawson
Oct 4, 1950
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John Patrick Minogue
Oct 5, 1952
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Edward P. Nowakowski
Jul 10, 1957
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William Lawrence Long, Sr.
Oct 4, 1958
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Orville Chancy Trinkle, Jr.
Mar 29, 1960
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Cosby Harris Whitted, Jr.
Aug 23, 1963
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James Francis Sansbury
Feb 21, 1965
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William Frederick Meyer
Sep 1, 1967
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Joseph Lloyd Price
Nov 29, 1967
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Donald W. Gaskin
Dec 30, 1969
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James Riley Ratliff
Dec 30, 1969
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Wilbur Hayes
May 2, 1971
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John W. Schaefer, Jr.
May 2, 1971
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Raymond Stetson Oyler, Jr.
May 8, 1971
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Tommy Ray
Apr 20, 1973
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Jonah Darrell Cox
Feb 23, 1974
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Gwendolyn Ann Downs
May 16, 1977
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Albert Berry Sallee, Jr.
May 12, 1979
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James Morgan, Sr.
May 14, 1979
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Ronnie Earl Seelye
Jan 27, 1981
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Ricky Allen LaFollette
Aug 18, 1983
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Alton P. Embry, Jr.
May 7, 1988
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Bobby W. Branham
May 14, 2013
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