Deaths in Custody
Executed

Freddie L. Lane

18 years old · died October 9, 1944 · Florida

Freddie L. Lane was an 18-year-old Black man. According to the Florida Department of Corrections, he was executed in the electric chair by the State of Florida on October 9, 1944, while held in state custody. The department's execution record lists the method and date of his death.

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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