Deaths in Custody
Executed

Pete Robinson

30 years old · died September 10, 1928 · Arkansas

Pete Robinson, a 30-year-old Black man, was executed by the State of Arkansas on September 10, 1928, while held in the custody of the state prison system. The Arkansas Department of Corrections recorded the execution, and its record is the only source for the death.

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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