Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Levi Reed

died August 1902 · Cordell, Oklahoma

Levi Reed was held in the jail at Cordell, Oklahoma. In August 1902, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him from a tree. He died in the mob's hands, outside the jail walls.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

News report