Died in custody
Ocie Wilson
Ocie Wilson was held in the custody of officers at Slater, Missouri, when a group of men took him from them on May 30, 1928. The New York Times reported that the group, said to number 12 men, hanged him, and that the officers were believed to have known some of them as friends of the man who had been killed. The officers' response to the mob is not described in the account we have.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The New York Times reported that a group of 12 men took Ocie Wilson from officers at Slater, Missouri, and hanged him.
Reported by: New York Times (reporters).