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Reinheimer

died June 11, 1881 · Buchanan County, Missouri

Reinheimer was held in the jail at St. Joseph, Missouri, when a group of about twenty men came for them in the early hours of June 11, 1881. According to the Portland Daily Press, the men took Reinheimer from the jail and hanged them. The account gives no further details of the person's life or family.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

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