Deaths in Custody
Died in custody

Dab Burch

died October 16, 1892 · Wyoming

Dab Burch was taken from the custody of a sheriff near Bonanza, Wyoming, on October 16, 1892, by an armed party wearing disguises, according to a brief telegraph report published in the Alexandria Gazette. The party lynched them. The report describes how the sheriff was involved only in terms of custody, and no other details are given about the people who took Dab Burch.

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

Reported by: newspaper telegraph report.

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