Deaths in Custody
Executed

John Pickett

Lee County, Georgia

John Pickett was hanged at Leesburg, Georgia, under a sentence of death, as the Fisherman & Farmer reported in June 1889. He was held in custody under that sentence until his execution. The execution was a judicial one carried out by the state.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: brief newspaper item on the source page.

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