206 Cases Solved. Advancing justice for missing persons, unsolved homicides, unidentified and unclaimed remains.

Thomas C. McCullough

Death by Force
Case Description
Any updates on this case? Let us know!
Thomas C. McCullough, a male guard age 40, was mortally wounded during an incident at the New Castle County Workhouse near Greenbank/Prices Corner, Delaware, on March 23, 1910. According to contemporary accounts, a prisoner seized a guard's service revolver during the morning routine as inmates were being taken to breakfast, shot that guard twice, and then fired at close range at Guard Thomas C. McCullough striking him in the abdomen. He was transported to Delaware Hospital in Wilmington, wher ...Read More
Links to Additional Sources (3)
See any mistakes? Let us know!
  • Guard Thomas C. McCullough
  • Thomas C McCullough (1868-1910) - Find a Grave Memorial
    •     ...View 1 additional sources
    Victim Details

    Thomas C. McCullough

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Greenbank

    DE

    1910-03-23

    40

    Thomas

    C. McCullough

    11/20/2025

    Forum Posts (2)
    I've been thinking about the incident involving Guard Thomas C. McCullough in 1910, and I can't help... ...Read More
    04/08/2024
    I was reading about the tragic events that occurred on March 23, 1910, involving Guard Thomas C. McC... ...Read More
    06/16/2023
    Other Cases from Greenbank, Delaware

    John F. Campbell

    Death: Oct 22, 1909
    John F. Campbell, a 54-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity from Greenbank, Delaware, reported for o ...Read More