Corrections Employee

Edward L. Boyer

Felonious
End of Watch June 5, 1977
Age 49
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
The Vigil Panel 118 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Corrections Employee Edward Boyer died from a blow to the head from an inmate in the dining area of State Correctional Institute-Graterford. In 1975 the inmate was sentenced to three life terms for the murders of two children and an FBI informant in Pittsburgh. On December 8th, 1977, he was convicted of Mr. Boyer's murder and received another life sentence. On April 2nd, 1978, he was found dead in his cell at State Correctional Institute-Graterford. An autopsy revealed that he died from a blood clot. Mr. Boyer was Food Service Instructor for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.

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You barely got started.
Corrections Employee Boyer gave the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Employee Boyer.

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

Agency

Type Corrections
Location Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, PA
Platform Identity pdcorr.cumberland.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 5, 1977
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Person

The Sacrifice · Felonious

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

33,917 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

Edward was 49. 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 1.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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

When

June holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.

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
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His people

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections has 18 officers remembered here, Edward among them.

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Where

Corrections Employee Edward L. Boyer

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections · End of Watch June 5, 1977

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 2-E

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