Lynching of Thomas Oscar Polk

March 15, 1886

By Lynching in Texas Staff

City: Copperas Cove, Texas

County: Coryell County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Twenty-two

Alleged Crime: Horse theft

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: Chicago Tribune

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Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Thomas Oscar Polk,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 9, 2024, https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/421.

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Published on Feb 19, 2018. Last updated on Sep 20, 2023.