Died in jail or a lockup
Squad Bolin
Squad Bolin, a Black man, was held in the jail at Fulton, Kentucky. Early on Sunday, August 20, 1899, a mob of masked men took him from the jail. They hanged him from a tree on the edge of town and shot his body many times.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.