Executed

Meek Griffin

died September 1915 · South Carolina

Meek Griffin was one of two brothers executed in South Carolina in September 1915. More than 100 people from Chester County petitioned Governor Richard Manning to commute the sentences. In 2009, decades later, Meek and his brother were posthumously pardoned, a step their brother's descendant, Tom Joyner, had sought.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: the state.

Source

South Carolina Death Penalty Information Center

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