Deaths in Custody
Executed

Walker Hudson

53 years old · died July 7, 1944 · Arkansas

Walker Hudson, a 53-year-old Black man, was held in the custody of the Arkansas Department of Corrections. The State of Arkansas executed him on July 7, 1944. The department lists execution as the cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Arkansas Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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