Executed
Ben Butler
Ben Butler, a 29-year-old Black man, was executed by the State of Arkansas on February 9, 1934. The Arkansas Department of Corrections recorded the execution and lists the manner of death as homicide. The department is the source for these details.
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.