H D MURPHY
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Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 55-E: 10
Department: Texas Dept. of Public Safety
End of Watch: April 1, 1934
Cause: SHOT
Age: Unk
Years of Service: 7
Description: Patrolman Murphy and his partner Patrolman Edward Wheeler were shot by Bonnie & Clyde as they approached what they thought was a disabled vehicle. The Bonnie and Clyde gang was responsible for the deaths of seven other officers between 1932 and 1934: Constable William Campbell, Prison Guard Joe Crowson, Deputy Malcolm Davis, Constable J.W. Harryman, Marshal H.D. Humphrey, Detective Harry McGinnis and Deputy Eugene Moore.. Bonnie & Clyde were ambushed and killed by a posse of law enforcement officers on May 23, 1934.
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