U.S. Navy · United States 
Roy Caffey
1972
Roy Odes Caffey served the U.S. Navy.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Patrolman Roy Caffey was shot and killed while on patrol in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. A passing motorist found his body. The case remained unsolved with no suspects until a television broadcast in 1997 turned up an arrest of a woman who claimed she was present when Patrolman Caffey was murdered. The two men she claimed shot him had since died. Patrolman Caffey was a United States Navy veteran and had served with the South Carolina Highway Patrol for 26 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and son.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Also Served
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Patrolman
In Our Keeping
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