Deaths in Custody
Executed

James Caruthers

19 years old · died June 30, 1939 · Arkansas

James Caruthers, 19, was held in the custody of the Arkansas state prison system and was executed by the State of Arkansas on June 30, 1939, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections. The department lists his death as an execution and classifies its manner as homicide. Sources available for this record give his age, sex, and the date and state of his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Arkansas 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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