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Bill Porter

Name:: Bill Porter
Record Type:: Underdocumented
Espy File Record:: false
State:: Arkansas
Date Execution:: 1869-01-19
Gender Assigned:: Male
Race:: Black
Crime Convicted of:: Rape
Enslaved:: false
Compensation Case:: false
Execution Method:: Shot
Jurisdiction:: Military
County:: Crittenden
County FIPS Code:: 05035
Notes:: One source says they were shot and another they were hung. One source also lists four men instead of three.
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