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Will Mack

died 1909 · Rankin County, Mississippi

Will Mack was executed by hanging in Brandon, Mississippi, in 1909, in a public execution. According to a local newspaper, the crowd accepted the legal trial quietly, and the paper said this left the board of supervisors no choice but to allow a public execution. The sources describe the execution and the newspaper's view of the crowd, and do not say more about his life.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: local newspaper.

Custody: Serving a sentence.

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