Executed
Thomas Walker
Thomas Walker, a 50-year-old man, was executed by the State of Arkansas on October 2, 1959, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections. He was in the custody of the state's prison system when he died. The department lists the manner of death as homicide and the cause as execution. Those classifications are the department's own claim.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Arkansas Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.