Executed
Ben Adams
Ben Adams, a 46-year-old man, was executed by the State of Arkansas on June 5, 1942, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections. He was in the custody of the state prison system when he died. The department records the manner of death as homicide, the category it uses for executions.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Arkansas Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.