Special Constable John V. Starchuk
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Federal
End of Watch: Friday, June 2, 1972

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: Friday, June 2, 1972
Incident Location: British Columbia
Weapon Used: Blunt object
Suspect Info: 2 suspects convicted

Special Constable John Starchuk was stationed at the Alexis Creek, British Columbia, Detachment Jail at the time of his death.

Starchuk was a special constable when he was murdered in the jail. Two prisoners beat Starchuk about the head with a
cement block then escaped.

The two were tried and one was sentenced to death, but the sentence was commuted to life in prison.