Died in jail or a lockup
Sam McCullers
Sam McCullers was being taken to the jail in Millen, Georgia, on July 31, 1896, when the officers transporting him were separated from him. He was shot by unknown parties about six miles from Millen, and his body was found in a swamp a few feet from the road, bearing eleven bullet wounds. The coroner recorded the death as a homicide by persons unknown. The officers' role in the separation is reported only as the separation itself.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The coroner said he was shot by unknown parties after officers transporting him to the Millen jail were separated from him.
Reported by: coroner.