Trained to inspire.

Date of Death:  August 9, 1929 as the direct result of adversarial action in Phoenix, Arizona.

Cause of Death:  Special Agent Paul E. Reynolds of the FBI's El Paso Office was on assignment in Phoenix, Arizona at the time of his death. At about 9 p.m. on August 9, 1929, he rented an automobile and departed from his hotel. Three days later, his body was found floating in a canal near Phoenix. An autopsy revealed that death had resulted from a gunshot wound in his heart. A thorough and intensive investigation failed to shed any light on the mystery surrounding his death. Special Agent Reynolds was born in September 1900 in Illinois. After graduating from the University of Idaho and working as a Prohibition agent for the Bureau of Internal Revenue, he entered on duty with the FBI. He worked for the Bureau in several offices, including in Nashville and Los Angeles.

Burial Location: 
Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho
Field of Honor Section, Block 10, Lot 1

Recent Memorial Service:

On August 9, 2022, an American flag was placed at the gravesite of Special Agent Paul E. Reynolds, located in the Morris Hill Cemetery in Boise, ID, by former U.S. Marshal Mike Johnson and retired SSRA T. Michael Dillon. SA Reynolds, of the El Paso Division, was on assignment in Phoenix when he passed away. On the evening of August 9, 1929, he rented a car and left his hotel; his body was found in a canal three days later with a gunshot wound to the heart. A thorough and intensive investigation failed to shed any light on the mystery surrounding his death.

Former U.S. Marshal Mike Johnson and retired SSRA T. Michael Dillon