Corrections Employee

Nancy Vial

Felonious
End of Watch August 5, 1977
Age 48
Tour of Duty 11 mo
Gender Female

Incident

Corrections Employee Nancy Vial was raped and strangled to death while supervising an inmate work crew inside the food service area at the Attica State Prison.

The inmate, 29, serving a 5 to 10 year term for rape, was convicted of her murder and rape. He died in prison on August 1, 2010.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Employee Vial served with the New York State Department of Correctional Services.
Thank you for your service to the Albany community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Employee Vial.

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

Agency

Type Corrections
Location Albany, Albany County, NY
Platform Identity nysdcscorr.albany.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 5, 1977
Tour of Duty 11 mo
Age 48
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Assault
Weapon Person

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Nancy is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1977, 128 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 36th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
II

Who

Nancy was 48. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Nancy had served 0.9 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where she stood among them
Age by years of service
III

When

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

By month
By day of the week
IV

How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was person, in 2% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
V

Her people

New York State Department of Correctional Services has 36 officers remembered here, Nancy among them.

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Where

Corrections Employee Nancy Vial

New York State Department of Correctional Services · End of Watch August 5, 1977

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 40-W

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