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John Best

Name:: John Best
Record Type:: Documented
Espy File Record:: true
Espy File ID:: 60130
State:: California
Date Execution:: 1870-09-06
Gender Assigned:: Male
Race:: White
Crime Convicted of:: Murder
Enslaved:: false
Compensation Case:: false
Execution Method:: Hanging
Jurisdiction:: State
County:: San Joaquin
County FIPS Code:: 06077
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