Murder

Lynching of Charles Lockwood

1886 · 39.83° N, 98.58° W

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1886
Kind
Murder
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39.83° N, 98.58° W
Description
1886 lynching in the U.S. state of Connecticut
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Lynching of Charles Lockwood

1886 lynching in the U.S. state of Connecticut

The lynching of Charles Lockwood took place on July 25, 1886, in Morris, Litchfield County in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Lockwood, a farmhand who had allegedly murdered a 16-year-old girl, was found hanging from a tree days after fleeing the scene of his alleged crime, while posses prowled the countryside searching for him.

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