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Lawrence Washington

Name:: Lawrence Washington
Record Type:: Documented
Espy File Record:: true
Espy File ID:: 170222
State:: Illinois
Date Execution:: 1925-05-15
Age:: 33
Gender Assigned:: Male
Race:: Black
Crime Convicted of:: Robbery-Murder
Enslaved:: false
Compensation Case:: false
Execution Method:: Hanging
Jurisdiction:: State
County:: Cook
County FIPS Code:: 17031
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