Died in custody
Name not reported
William House was in the custody of officers at Wisner, Louisiana, in 1932, when a mob took him from them. According to the Atlanta Daily World's records of that year's lynchings, the mob shot him and hanged him from a tree. The account names no family members or other details about his life.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Atlanta Daily World, its records of 1932 lynchings (reporters).