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

Name not reported

Pickens County, Alabama

In 1904, a mob took a Black man from the jail at Gordo, Alabama, where he was being held, and hanged him. His name was not recorded. The Perrysburg Journal reported the killing in July 1904.

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

Reported by: news reports.

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