Died in jail or a lockup
Charles Thurber
In fall 2020, some residents of Grand Forks, North Dakota, put up a memorial plaque for Charles Thurber near the railroad bridge where he was killed, and a scholarship was set up in his name. In October 1882, a mob took Charles Thurber from his cell in the jail, beat him, and hanged him from a railroad bridge before any trial. Later reports suggested he may have been innocent, and some prominent local people were believed to have been involved in his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched