Officer Edwin Fisher
Utah Department of Corrections
Date of death: June 1, 1955
Cause: Stab wound


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Officer Fisher was stabbed to death when he confronted an inmate in the prison's boiler room. The suspect stabbed Officer Fisher using a knife he had stolen from the prison's kitchen.

The suspect immediately surrendered to other officers and was sentenced to life in prison.


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