Fred Moore
Fred Moore was 16 years old and was held at a jail in Assumption Parish, Louisiana. On the night of October 11, 1933, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him from a bridge over Bayou LaFourche. Prosecution witnesses testified that two deputy sheriffs handed him over to the mob. In 1936, a federal jury awarded his parents $2,500 in damages against the sheriff.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Prosecution witnesses testified that two deputy sheriffs handed him over to a mob, and a federal jury later awarded his parents damages against the sheriff.
Reported by: prosecution witnesses; federal jury.
Lawsuit: Fred Moore's parents sued the sheriff of Assumption Parish, and a federal jury awarded them $2,500 in damages in 1936.