Lynching of Bill Thompson: April 25, 1888

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City: Cisco, Texas

County: Eastland County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Horse theft

Manner of Death: Shot

Source of Information: Chicago Tribune

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"A Desperado Laid Low"
Source: *St. Louis Post Dispatch* (St. Louis, Missouri) | Date: April 25, 1888

"A Dead Horse Thief"
Source: *Sylvia Telephone* (Sylvia, Kansas) | Date: April 28, 1888

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Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Bill Thompson: April 25, 1888,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 5, 2026, https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/401.

Published February 19, 2018. Last updated September 22, 2023.

Lynching of Bill Thompson: April 25, 1888

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"A Desperado Laid Low"

"A Dead Horse Thief"

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