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William Stears

Name:: William Stears
Record Type:: Documented
Espy File Record:: true
Espy File ID:: 300003
State:: Montana
Date Execution:: 1875-10-28
Date Crime:: 1875-04-30
Age:: 38
Gender Assigned:: Male
Race:: Black
Crime Convicted of:: Robbery-Murder
Enslaved:: false
Compensation Case:: false
Execution Method:: Hanging
Jurisdiction:: Territorial
County:: Lewis and Clark
County FIPS Code:: 30049
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