Howell Dean Burchfield
1985
Howell Burchfield. Howell served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
What Happened
Sergeant Howell Burchfield was stabbed to death when he was attacked by an inmate at the San Quentin State Prison's Carson Unit.
He was stabbed in the heart, causing him to bleed to death. All three inmates involved in the attack were convicted of his murder. The inmate who stabbed him and the inmate who ordered the stabbing were sentenced to life with no possibility of parole. The inmate who made and provided the shank was sentenced to death.
He was stabbed in the heart, causing him to bleed to death. All three inmates involved in the attack were convicted of his murder. The inmate who stabbed him and the inmate who ordered the stabbing were sentenced to life with no possibility of parole. The inmate who made and provided the shank was sentenced to death.
Service Record
1968 – 1973
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Cold War
Also Served
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Sergeant
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