Earnest Clyde Null
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Constable

Earnest Clyde Null

Felonious
End of Watch May 25, 1983
Age 40
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Constable Clyde Null was stabbed to death as he and other officers served mental papers on a man, 30, and tried to take him into custody at his home. The man charged at him and stabbed him in the chest with a 10-inch butcher knife. Alcorn County deputies and Corinth policemen opened fire, killing the man. Constable Null had served with the Alcorn County Constable's Office for 4 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and daughter.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Null gave the Alcorn County Constable's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Corinth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Null.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Corinth, Alcorn County, MS
Platform Identity acco.alcorn.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 25, 1983
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Edged weapon

The Sacrifice · Felonious

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

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Time

In 1983, 106 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 47th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Earnest was 40. 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. Earnest had served 4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.

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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 edged weapon, in 2.2% of these deaths.

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Constable Earnest Clyde Null

Alcorn County Constable's Office · End of Watch May 25, 1983

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 33-E

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