Joe Love
Joe Love was a farm hand, as was Isaac Thomas, who died alongside him. On the night of Friday, June 15, 1934, a mob seized the two men from the custody of the sheriff and two deputies near Alligator in Bolivar County, Mississippi, and hanged them from a trestle. According to the Atlanta Daily World, the sheriff and deputies said the mob leaders disarmed them and drove away with the men. A coroner's jury reported that the men died at the hands of parties unknown.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The sheriff and two deputies say a mob disarmed them and drove off with the men, and a coroner's jury found they died at the hands of parties unknown.
Reported by: Bolivar County sheriff and two deputies (the agency that held him); coroner's jury (medical examiner or coroner).