Deaths in Custody
Executed

Peter Hronek

32 years old · Buchanan County, Missouri

Peter Hronek, age 32, was hanged at St. Joseph, Missouri, according to a July 1888 report in the Fisherman & Farmer newspaper. The report gives no date of death, no account of where he was held, and no details of how the hanging was carried out. His name and age are the only personal details the report gives.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Fisherman & Farmer (1888 newspaper report) (reporters).

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