J. L. Odom

J. L. Odom was hanged in Mobile, Alabama, early on February 19, 1912, in an execution carried out by the state. A minister stayed with him through the night, and his son, a Catholic priest and members of the Salvation Army were also offered time with him before he died. On the gallows he asked that his five-year-old daughter, Hazel, be brought to him, and he asked to see his wife.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• The Bamberg Herald, February 22, 1912, page 4 The Bamberg Herald, February 22, 1912