Deaths in Custody
Executed

Leo Lee

died September 25, 1959 · Arkansas

Leo Lee was executed by the State of Arkansas on September 25, 1959, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections. He was in the custody of the state prison system at the time of his death. The department's record lists the death as an execution carried out by the state.

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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