Patrol Officer Marion E. Taylor, McKinney Police Department, Texas

Patrol Officer Marion E. Taylor

McKinney Police Department, Texas

End of Watch Wednesday, March 2, 1938

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Marion E. Taylor

Officer Taylor was shot and killed after stopping a taxi cab whose driver was waving him down. The taxi driver had been abducted at gunpoint in Dallas and was being forced to drive to Denison. When Officer Taylor stopped the taxi the suspect shot him six times. The man was convicted and executed in the electric chair on March 18, 1940.

Officer Taylor had served with the agency for 10 years. He was survived by his wife.

Bio

Age 34
Tour 10 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Executed in 1940

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hi, my names lana taylor and you would have been my great-great great uncle. I never got to meet you but i so badly wish i did. I hope you know even generations down we still say your name and share your story’s, story’s that should never go forgotten❤️. Love always, the taylor family.

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September 14, 2025