Died in custody
Roy Hammond
Roy Hammond was held in the custody of the sheriff near Bowling Green, Missouri, in April 1921. According to a report in the Log Cabin Democrat, a mob took him from the sheriff and hanged him. A circuit judge ordered a special grand jury to investigate the lynching.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Log Cabin Democrat (reporters); Circuit judge (court).