Fabrienne Margot Van Arsdell
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Fabrienne Margot Van Arsdell

Tulsa Police Department — Tulsa, OK
Felonious
End of Watch July 25, 1981
Age 27
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
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Gender Female

Incident

Police Officer Fabrienne Van Arsdell was killed when her police car was rear-ended by a drunk driver during a traffic stop on South Lewis Avenue. She had stopped the original vehicle for drunk driving as well. When the second car struck her vehicle, it caught on fire and jammed the doors shut, trapping Officer Van Arsdell inside. The 32-year-old subject was convicted of first-degree manslaughter and sentenced to 7 years. Officer Arsdell had served with the Tulsa Police Department for five years. Her husband and father-in-law were Oklahoma state troopers.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Van Arsdell gave the Tulsa Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tulsa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Van Arsdell.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Tulsa, Osage County, OK
Platform Identity tpd.tulsa.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 25, 1981
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 27
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Fabrienne 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 1981, 126 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 39th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Fabrienne was 27. 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. Fabrienne had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

July holds 9.3% 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 automobile, in 4.9% of these deaths.

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Her people

Tulsa Police Department has 42 officers remembered here, Fabrienne among them.

Police Officer Fabrienne Margot Van Arsdell

Tulsa Police Department · End of Watch July 25, 1981

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 63-W

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