Incident
Correctional Officer Phillip Curry was stabbed to death on the third tier of D Cellhouse at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City. At about 5:00 pm, as prisoners were being returned to their cells after dinner, Correctional Officer Curry was stabbed in the neck and heart with a homemade, knife-like weapon. He died shortly after being transported to Memorial Hospital in Michigan City. Correctional Officer Curry had served with the Indiana Department of Correction for 1½ years.
Survivors
He was survived by his three children, fiancée and mother.
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You barely got started.
Correctional Officer Curry gave the Indiana Department of Correction 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Indianapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Curry.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Indiana Department of Correction has lost 12 officers; 8 of them killed feloniously.
Phillip is one of 310 officers killed feloniously in IN, 61.6% of the 503 remembered there.
Phillip is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Phillip is one of 17,622 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,102 remembered here.
34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1994, 1 officer at Indiana Department of Correction was killed feloniously, more than in any other year.
In 1994, 2 officers in IN were killed feloniously, the 49th heaviest of 122 years on record. The heaviest was 1934, with 9.
In 1994, 93 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 59th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1994, 99 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 63rd heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Phillip was 34. Of the 7 killed feloniously at Indiana Department of Correction whose age is recorded, half were between 40.5 and 59.5; the middle age was 57. Phillip had served 1.5 years; the middle length of service was 12.7 years.
Phillip was 34. Of the 299 killed feloniously in IN whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 46; the middle age was 38. Phillip had served 1.5 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
Phillip was 34. 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. Phillip had served 1.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Phillip was 34. Of the 15,853 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Phillip had served 1.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
December holds 25% of these deaths at Indiana Department of Correction, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 25%.
December holds 10% of these deaths in IN; January holds the most, 11%. Tuesdays: 15.8%.
December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 13.4%.
December holds 9.2% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 13.3%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 66.7% of all 12 deaths at Indiana Department of Correction, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was edged weapon, in 12.5% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 61.6% of all 503 deaths in IN, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was edged weapon, in 0.3% of these deaths.
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.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,102 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was edged weapon, in 2% of these deaths.
His people
Indiana Department of Correction has 12 officers remembered here, Phillip among them.
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George Chamberlain May 11, 1874
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Hiram B. McWilliams Nov 22, 1911
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Ora D. Ambrose Oct 18, 1913
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William T. Spears Oct 18, 1913
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Virgil L. Orem Jan 21, 1919
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John H. Grimm May 8, 1921
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Harold Edward Rice
Dec 29, 1976
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Phillip K. Curry
Dec 13, 1994
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Timothy A. Betts
Aug 26, 2012
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Shawn Allan Burnell
Oct 18, 2020
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Eugene Lee Lasco
Feb 21, 2021
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Michael Robert Keel
Apr 12, 2023
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 23-E
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