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Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Colorado

A woman was held with her husband, Mike Cuddike, in a jail near Ouray, Colorado. According to The Abilene Reflector, a mob took the couple from the officers guarding them and hanged them both. The paper reported the killing in January 1884.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper account says a mob took the couple from the officers and hanged them.

Reported by: news reports.

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