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Lonnie Dixon

16 years old · died June 24, 1927 · Arkansas

Lonnie Dixon was 16 years old when the State of Arkansas executed him on June 24, 1927. He was held at a state prison in Arkansas. The Arkansas Department of Corrections lists the cause of death as execution and the manner of death 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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