Died in jail or a lockup

Bee Woods

died October 10, 1911 · Pemiscot County, Missouri

Bee Woods was held in the jail at Caruthersville, Missouri, when a mob battered down the jail's doors on October 10, 1911. The mob took him from custody and lynched him. Based on the newspaper account of the killing, he was a Black man.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

Source

The Daily Ardmoreite, October 11, 1911, page 1 The Daily Ardmoreite, October 11, 1911

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