Hanging

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5 Cops Fired Over Suspicious In-Custody Hanging Death

Five officers were fired on Monday in the wake of William Harvey's death after he was found unconscious with injuries…
by Charise Frazier
08.25.21
Omari Bryant, Homerville, Georgia hanging death

Black Teen's Hanging Death 'Suspicious,' Family, Friends Say

Omari Bryant's body was hanging in front of a motel early Saturday morning in the town of Homerville and people…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
08.31.21
Amani Kildea, NJ man found hanging

'Lynching' Suspected In New Jersey Man's Hanging

The hanging death of a Black man in New Jersey named Amani Kildea came amid a string of other suspected…
by NewsOne Staff
09.02.21
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FBI Reviewing Black Teen's Hanging

Federal investigators agreed to review the circumstances surrounding the death of a Black Muslim teen found hanged.
by nigelroberts1
03.03.17
Exploring the San Francisco Bay Area

Joe's Crab Shack Apologizes For Lynching Photo

The restaurant is in trouble after customers spotted a photograph of a lynching on their table.
by Keyaira Kelly
03.11.16
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Otis Byrd: DOJ Says No Evidence Miss. Hanging…

The Department of Justice said there is no evidence that Otis Byrd, 54, who was found hanging from a tree…
by NewsOne Staff
05.31.15
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Black Man Found Hanging From Tree In Georgia

UPDATE, Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 2:12 p.m. – Forty-three-year-old Roosevelt Champion III – found hanging from a tree on Monday…
by Lynette Holloway
05.13.15
Michael Baden

Family Of Man Found Hanging From Tree In…

The family of Otis Byrd, the man who was found hanging from a tree in Mississippi last month, has hired…
by Desire Thompson
04.09.15
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Investigators: Preliminary Autopsy Results Suggest Hanging Mississippi Man…

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that preliminary results from an autopsy on the body of Otis Byrd, the man…
by NewsOne
03.20.15
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Body Of Missing African-American Man Found Hanging From…

UPDATE: 5:30 P.M. EST The Claiborne County branch of the NAACP has announced that the man found hanging from a tree…
by Christina Coleman
04.05.18
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After 75 Years, America’s Last Public Hanging Haunts…

OWENSBORO, Kentuck — Bob Howe points to an overgrown, muddy patch of land in a cemetery in Owensboro, gesturing to…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Authorities Review Black Man’s Hanging In Mississippi

MISSISSIPPI–Authorities are reviewing the case of a black man found hanging dead from a tree after relatives claimed the state’s…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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