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Lynching of George W. Fraley: November 26, 1882
City: Hazel Dell, Texas County: Comanche County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Unknown Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: 33 Alleged Crime: Cotton theftManner of Death: Hanged Source of Information:…
Lynching of John Campbell: March 7, 1908
On March 8, 1908, dawn arrived in Navasota, just as it did every morning. The fields that surrounded the East Texas town had begun to fill with bluebonnets, and local citizens prepared for a beautiful…