Executed
Willie Smith
Willie Smith, a Black man aged 25, died on December 11, 1936, when the State of Arkansas executed him. He was held in state prison custody at the time of his death. The Arkansas Department of Corrections' record lists the cause of death as execution and classifies 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.