Executed
Lawrence Dukes
Lawrence Dukes, 31, was executed by the State of Arkansas on August 8, 1947, while in the custody of the Arkansas Department of Corrections. The department's record lists the cause of death as execution and the manner as homicide. The record gives no family, personal details, or objections to the execution.
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.