Executed
Paul Nelson
Paul Nelson, a 22-year-old man, was executed by the State of Arkansas on September 28, 1935, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections. The department lists the cause of death as execution and the manner as homicide. Nelson died while held in state custody at the Arkansas prison system.
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.