Deaths in Custody
Executed

John Washington

32 years old · died October 11, 1941 · Arkansas

John Washington, a 32-year-old man, was put to death by the State of Arkansas on October 11, 1941. He was in the custody of the state prison system when the execution took place. The Arkansas Department of Corrections records the cause of death as execution and lists the manner as homicide.

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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