Executed
Jessie Amos
Jessie Amos, a 35-year-old Black man, was executed by the State of Arkansas on October 15, 1937, while held in state prison custody. The Arkansas Department of Corrections records the execution as the cause of 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.