Deaths in CustodyWork in progressIn progress
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

A March 1884 report in the Bolivar Bulletin says a man held in a jail in the Deadwood region of Dakota was taken from it at night by a mob and lynched. He was in the jail's custody when the mob came for him. The report says the mob killed him.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

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