Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
Corrections Officer Mark Anthony Gaspich
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Cause: Heart attack
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Monday, February 26, 2018
Cause: Assault
Corrections Officer I David Michael Weaver
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Monday, September 26, 2016
Cause: Fall
Corrections Officer David Hiram Bowser, Jr.
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Wednesday, November 13, 2002
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Lieutenant Francis William Wilt, Jr.
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Tuesday, May 20, 1980
Cause: Heart attack
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Tuesday, March 20, 1979
Cause: Assault
Corrections Employee Edward L. Boyer
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Sunday, June 5, 1977
Cause: Assault
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Monday, December 10, 1973
Cause: Assault
Correctional Officer Steven P. Ary, Sr.
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Sunday, September 16, 1973
Cause: Stabbed
Correctional Officer Clifford Joseph Grogan, Sr
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Friday, November 12, 1965
Cause: Stabbed
Correctional Officer Charles Robert Elder
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Monday, August 9, 1954
Cause: Stabbed
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Monday, July 17, 1944
Cause: Assault
Deputy Warden John August Pieper
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Monday, February 11, 1924
Cause: Gunfire
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Monday, February 11, 1924
Cause: Gunfire
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Friday, March 25, 1892
Cause: Stabbed
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Saturday, May 31, 1884
Cause: Assault
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Thursday, October 31, 1844
Cause: Assault
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 17
- Assault 7
- Fall 1
- Gunfire 2
- Heart attack 2
- Stabbed 4
- Struck by vehicle 1
By Month
- February 3
- March 2
- May 2
- June 1
- July 1
- August 1
- September 2
- October 2
- November 2
- December 1
By Gender
- Male 17
- Female 0
K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 1
- Heatstroke 1