Died in custody
Adolfo Munoz
On July 29, 1915, eight men took Adolfo Munoz from a deputy sheriff in Brownsville, Texas. According to the Pine Bluff Daily Graphic, published July 31, 1915, the men hanged him to a tree. Adolfo Munoz was killed by a mob that took him from the custody of the sheriff's deputy.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.