Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Florida

A mob took this person from a Florida jail, where they were being held, and killed them. The killing was one of five reported in a wire story published by The Montgomery Advertiser on September 10, 1916. The five people were all killed by the mob after being taken from custody.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took the person from a Florida jail and killed them, according to a September 1916 wire story.

Reported by: September 1916 wire news story (reporters).

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