William Allen

Will Allen was electrocuted at Tennessee State Prison in Nashville on August 17, 1921, according to the Tennessee Department of Correction's record of executions. The Chicago Whip reported that week that he was one of three men electrocuted in Nashville. The State of Tennessee carried out the sentence while he was in its custody at the prison.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

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

Sources (2)

• Tennessee Department of Correction, Executions Tennessee Department of Correction, Executions
• The Chicago Whip, August 27, 1921, page 1 The Chicago Whip, August 27, 1921