Walker Kilgore

Walker Kilgore was executed by hanging in Mexico, Missouri, on March 5, 1880, after the Missouri Supreme Court upheld the county court's judgment and the execution was stayed until March. The Mexico Weekly Ledger reported that he was taken from the jail in a closed carriage shortly before one o'clock and died without a struggle.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Mexico Weekly Ledger (reporters).

Source

• Mexico Weekly Ledger, March 11, 1880, page 1 Mexico Weekly Ledger, March 11, 1880