Deaths in Custody
Executed

Arthur Duestrow

Franklin County, Missouri

Arthur Duestrow was hanged in Union, Missouri, according to a report in The Grenada Sentinel published in February 1897. The paper described the hanging as the second legal execution in the town. As a judicial execution, Duestrow's death was carried out under the authority of the state.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: the newspaper reporting the hanging in Union, Missouri (reporters).

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