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John F. Campbell

Death by Force
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John F. Campbell, a 54-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity from Greenbank, Delaware, reported for duty at the New Castle County Workhouse on October 22, 1909. Before the morning was out, the guard lay mortally wounded, a single gunshot to the head ending his life inside the walls he was sworn to watch. Accounts place the violence amid the routine of prison labor: an order given, a refusal, and then a sudden lunge for a service revolver that turned the workhouse corridor into a struggle for co ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    John F. Campbell

    Male

    Greenbank

    DE

    1909-10-22

    54

    John

    F. Campbell

    11/29/2025

    Forum Posts (2)
    I was reading through the details of the tragic incident at the New Castle County Workhouse, and I c... ...Read More
    06/16/2023
    I’ve been thinking about the unsung hero in this tragedy, the inmate who tried to help Guard Campb... ...Read More
    05/29/2023
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