Executed
Walter Owens
Walter Owens, a Black man, was executed by the State of Arkansas on April 2, 1915. According to the Arkansas Department of Corrections, he was held in state custody when the execution was carried out. The department lists the manner of his death as homicide.
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.