Died in custody
Name not reported
The Encyclopedia of Alabama says a person held under the state's convict-lease system died in 1924 after being tortured by being lowered into a vat of boiling water. The death prompted an investigation into how it happened. The account attributes the cause of death to this torture.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. The Encyclopedia of Alabama says he was tortured by being lowered into a vat of boiling water.
Reported by: Encyclopedia of Alabama article (reporters).