Executed
William Hinkle
William Hinkle was executed by hanging in Iowa in 1858. The Ottumwa Courier reported that a crowd of about 15,000 people gathered for the hanging, which the paper called the largest such gathering west of the Mississippi. The execution is recorded by the Death Penalty Information Center.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Ottumwa Courier (reporters).