Deaths in Custody
Executed

Clayton Bell

died January 17, 1931 · Florida

Clayton Bell, a Black man, was executed in the electric chair by the State of Florida on January 17, 1931, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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