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Sisco Sanford

died June 5, 1885 · Bergen County, New Jersey

Sisco Sanford was hanged on the scaffold at Hackensack, New Jersey, on the morning of June 5, 1885, in a judicial execution, according to a report in the Salt Lake Evening Democrat. The paper said he held his composure to the end. The account gives no further details about his life, his family, or his final days.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: news reports.

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