"It is not how these officers died that made them heroes, it is how they lived"

He died in a vehicle crash during a high-speed pursuit. Left behind were an expectant 27-year-old wife and five children--one of whom became the national president of Concerns of Police Survivors.

The institutional failure after the tragedy.

He was a beloved and highly respected police officer. More than 1,500 people attended his memorial service. And, remarkably, even the gangsters and dope dealers he arrested paid tribute to him.

How does a church president, Boy Scout leader, and devoted family man spend decades as BTK, one of the most feared serial killers in the country?

He was struck and killed by a drunk driver. But his legacy is a law that bears his name--"Noah's Law"--one of the most important traffic-safety reforms in Maryland history.

Ed Kemper, a 6-foot-8 serial predator who targeted hitchhiking co-eds to punish a mother who told him he'd never be loved...

It's become known as the "Darkest Day" in Oklahoma Highway Patrol history. While hunting down two escaped prison convicts who were on a murderous reign of terror, three state troopers lost their lives

What if the technology to solve cold cases already exists — and most law enforcement doesn't know how to use it?

Was Nancy Guthrie abducted, or was it something else entirely?

How Bill Alexander and the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund are reshaping the national conversation on officer deaths, wellness, and the responsibility to honor and remember.

When a neighbor came to his home in the middle of the night and alerted him of a domestic disturbance nearby, Chief Lange did what he always did. He stepped forward to help. It cost him his life.

In Part 2 of this two-part conversation on Heroes Behind the Badge, we sit down again with Bill Alexander, CEO of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and a 25-year law enforcement veteran.

When a domestic violence call came in from a women's shelter, Officer Bob Bolton responded. He was shot and killed by the suspect, but his story did not end with tragedy--in many ways it begins there.

Before the names are etched in stone, there are lives. Families. Communities forever changed.

Deputies Liz Magruder and Jimmy Arnaud were called to help a troubled young man in mental health crisis. Always a dangerous call, they approached with caution and compassion before gunshots rang out.

In this episode of Heroes Behind the Badge, we sit down with Chuck Marino, a former Secret Service agent and senior Department of Homeland Security official, for a clear-eyed conversation about a moment many people feel but struggle to explain.

Doug Knutson was struck and killed 28 years ago. His life and death impacted many others, especially his wife, Sharon Knutson Felix, who became the inspirational leader of the 100 Club of Arizona.