Deaths in Custody
Executed

Jacob Scheele

died June 18, 1891 · Connecticut

Jacob Scheele was put to death by hanging by the State of Connecticut on June 18, 1891, according to the Connecticut State Library's list of executions in the state. The library's record classes the death as homicide, the category it uses for executions.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Connecticut State Library.

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