EARL LANGFITT
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Officer Rank: Prison Guard
Memorial Panel: 61-E: 21
Department: West Virginia Division of Corrections
End of Watch: March 11, 1926
Cause: NIFE
Age: 25
Years of Service: 2
Description: After reprimanding an inmate for a rules violation, Langfitt turned his back to the inmate, who then drew a knife and plunged it into the back of Langfitt's head. The weapon pierced the base of his brain. He died 30 minutes later.
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