Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Mary Snodgrass

jail at Coeburn, Wise County, Virginia

Mary Snodgrass was held in the jail at Coeburn, Virginia. A newspaper report published in July 1896 says a mob took her from the jail and killed her by lynching. The death is recorded as a homicide committed by the mob.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News report