Deaths in Custody
Executed

Willie Bryd

19 years old · died May 20, 1960 · Arkansas

Willie Bryd was 19 years old when the State of Arkansas executed him on May 20, 1960. He was in the custody of the state prison system at the time of his death. The Arkansas Department of Corrections lists the cause of his death as execution and the manner 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.

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