Executed
William Nail
William Nail was executed by the State of Arkansas on September 16, 1960, while in the custody of the Arkansas Department of Corrections. The Department of Corrections lists his death as an execution carried out by the state. The available record gives no details about his life, his family, or any objections raised to his execution.
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.