Stories in "Misreported Lynchings": 37
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Thomas O'Dell (Misreported): December 28, 1889
City: Uvalde,Texas County: Uvalde CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: WhiteGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: UnknownAlleged Crime: OutlawManner of Death: Shot Resisting ArrestSource of Information:…
Unknown (Misreported): December 3, 1884
This unknown figure was shot but not killed.Some of the information below was misreported.City: George WestCounty: Live Oak CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: HispanicGender of Victim: MaleAge of…
Unknown (Misreported): October 14, 1886
City: La Jarita, Mexico
County: Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Theft
Manner of Death:…
Unknown (Misreported): October 14, 1886
City: La Jarita, Mexico
County: Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Theft
Manner of Death: Shot
Source of Information:…
Unknown (Misreported): July 23, 1917
The unknown victim was likely Charles Jones, lynched for allegedly entering the room of a white woman.Some of the information below was misreported.City: Elysian Fields, Texas County: Harrison County…
William Johnson (Misreported): July 20, 1887
News stories incorrectly identified William Johnson as the man who killed Tom Baker. In fact, the man who committed the crime was named Charlie Hamm. He escaped punishment. William Johnson may have…
William O'Dell (Misreported): December 28, 1889
City: Uvalde, TexasCounty: Uvalde CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: WhiteGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: UnknownAlleged Crime: OutlawManner of Death: Shot While Resisting ArrestSource of…