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Robert McCoy

died April 4, 1890 · Homesville, Georgia

Robert McCoy was executed by hanging at Homesville, Georgia, on Friday, April 4, 1890. The Semi-Weekly Interior Journal reported his death in a short item published on April 8, 1890, which also records that another man was hanged at the same place that day. The newspaper's account is the only source for his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: news reports.

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