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Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Iowa

Two brothers of the Rainsbarger family were held at a jail in northern Iowa. In October 1908, a mob took them from the jail and hanged them, according to a report in the Spokane Press. Both men were killed by the crowd after being removed from the jail.

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

Reported by: news reports.

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