Executed
Forrest Saylor
Forrest Saylor, a 25-year-old Black man, was in the custody of the State of Florida when the state executed him in the electric chair on January 18, 1943. The Florida Department of Corrections lists the cause of death as execution in the electric chair and classifies the manner as homicide. The department's execution records are the source for these details.
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.