Murder

lynching of Paul Reed and Will Cato

16 Aug 1904 · 32.45° N, 81.78° W

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When
16 Aug 1904
Kind
Murder
Coordinates
32.45° N, 81.78° W
Description
lynching in 1904, in Statesboro, Georgia, United States

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Lynching of Paul Reed and Will Cato

Murders and lynchings in Statesboro, Georgia in 1904

The lynching of Paul Reed and Will Cato occurred in Statesboro, Georgia on August 16, 1904. Five members of a white farm family, the Hodges, had been murdered and their house burned to hide the crime. Paul Reed and Will Cato, who were African-American, were tried and convicted for the murders.

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