Charles Eugene Campbell
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Trooper

Charles Eugene Campbell

Florida Highway Patrol — Tallahassee, FL
Felonious
End of Watch November 16, 1974
Age 35
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Charles Campbell was shot and killed after being abducted while making a traffic stop in Perry, Florida. After taking Trooper Campbell hostage, the suspect used the patrol car siren to pull over a motorist and take his car. Trooper Campbell was found tied up and shot to death in Georgia along with the motorist. The suspect was later shot and killed by a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent after he tried to gain control of another officer's weapon after being arrested. It was later discovered that the suspect was a serial killer responsible for at least 18 murders, including Trooper Campbell's murder, beginning in July of that same year. He had been released on parole in May 1974 but returned to jail after stabbing a man. He escaped jail on July 26, 1974. Trooper Campbell had served with the Florida Highway Patrol for nine years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and son.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Campbell gave the Florida Highway Patrol 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Campbell.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Tallahassee, Leon County, FL
Platform Identity fhp.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 16, 1974
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Charles is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1974, 162 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 22nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Charles was 35. 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. Charles had served 9 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

November holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

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His people

Florida Highway Patrol has 54 officers remembered here, Charles among them.

Across the years

Trooper Charles Eugene Campbell

Florida Highway Patrol · End of Watch November 16, 1974

Where the Name Is Cut

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