Lee Blackman

Lee Blackman was taken from officers by a mob at Boyce, Louisiana, on June 2, 1928, and lynched, according to a wire report from that day. A New York Times report, as summarized in the Omaha Monitor, says his body was riddled with bullets. The Omaha Monitor summary also links him to a brother who had killed a deputy sheriff, a connection that is not repeated here.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The New York Times reported his body was riddled with bullets after a mob took him from officers at Boyce, Louisiana, and the International News Service reported he was lynched.

Reported by: New York Times (reporters); International News Service (reporters).

Sources (2)

• Las Vegas Age, June 2, 1928, page 1 Las Vegas Age, June 2, 1928
• Omaha Monitor, January 11, 1929, page 1 Omaha Monitor, January 11, 1929