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Morris Bessard

Name:: Morris Bessard
Record Type:: Documented
Espy File Record:: true
Espy File ID:: 480668
State:: Texas
Date Execution:: 1951-06-27
Age:: 23
Gender Assigned:: Male
Race:: Black
Crime Convicted of:: Rape
Enslaved:: false
Compensation Case:: false
Execution Method:: Electrocution
Jurisdiction:: State
County:: Harris
County FIPS Code:: 48201
Notes:: age unclear; either 21 or 23.
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