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Name Murdered In Date
2 Victims - Names UnreportedReader, ArkansasJanuary 8, 1898
2 Women Victims - Names UnreportedStamps, ArkansasMarch 20, 1907
2 Victims - Names UnreportedHampton, ArkansasJuly 14, 1895
1 Victim - Name UnreportedPine Bluff, ArkansasDecember 17, 1896
1 Victim - Name UnreportedLittle River County, ArkansasMarch 22, 1899
1 Victim - Name UnreportedCrosette, ArkansasSeptember 5, 1904
1 Victim - Name UnreportedStephens, ArkansasAugust 31, 1904
1 Victim - Name UnreportedTurner, ArkansasJanuary 1, 1890
1 Victim - Name UnreportedNewton County, ArkansasDecember 14, 1891
1 Victim - Name UnreportedMarche, ArkansasMarch 6, 1894
1 Victim - Name UnreportedRobery, ArkansasSeptember 5, 1897
1 Victim - Name UnreportedMarcella, ArkansasMarch 5, 1897
1 Victim - Name UnreportedSherill, ArkansasJanuary 1, 1898
1 Victim - Name UnreportedArkadelphia, ArkansasDecember 21, 1900
1 Victim - Name UnreportedWest Point, ArkansasMay 26, 1900
1 Victim - Name UnreportedHot Spring, ArkansasNovember 28, 1906
1 Victim - Name UnreportedJunction City, ArkansasJuly 12, 1906
1 Victim - Name UnreportedStuttgart, ArkansasAugust 9, 1916
1 Victim - Name UnreportedLocality Unknown, ArkansasSeptember 19, 1895
1 Victim - Name UnreportedLocality Unknown, ArkansasJuly 22, 1903
1 Victim - Name UnreportedLocality Unknown, ArkansasOctober 8, 1917
Alkens, AlbertPine Bluff, ArkansasMay 24, 1909
Allen, HenryBrinkley, ArkansasJanuary 6, 1906
Anderson, WilliamPillar, ArkansasJuly 8, 1906
Austin, RobertMarion, ArkansasMarch 19, 1910
Avery, AndrewGarland City, ArkansasJuly 31, 1917
Bailey, GeorgeDevil's Bluff, ArkansasDecember 20, 1909
Bailey, JamesBeebe, ArkansasJuly 7, 1891
Baker, EugeneMonticello, ArkansasJuly 30, 1962
Baldwin, MarkSt. Charles, ArkansasMarch 26, 1904
Baldwin, WMSt. Charles, ArkansasMarch 26, 1904
Barrett, JohnAskew, ArkansasApril 20, 1905
Beaver, HenryWilmar, ArkansasFebruary 9, 1892
Berryman, PeterMena, ArkansasFebruary 20, 1901
Blackburn, HArgenta, ArkansasOctober 7, 1906
Blakely, JosephPortland, ArkansasMay 30, 1909
BowelsGordon, ArkansasAugust 23, 1892
Bower, JacobCarlisle, ArkansasSeptember 12, 1915
Brisco, Hamp and sonLocality Unknown, ArkansasFebruary 10, 1892
Brodie, JohnLee County, ArkansasJune 12, 1900
Brooks, WilliamPalestine, ArkansasMay 23, 1894
Brown, FrankConway, ArkansasSeptember 22, 1905
Bruce, HenryGulch County, ArkansasFebruary 9, 1894
Caldwell, WilliamOsceola, ArkansasSeptember 11, 1895
Calton, JamesElmarth, ArkansasFebruary 7, 1906
Capus, HenryMagnolia, ArkansasJune 22, 1894
Carter, AllenWynne, ArkansasAugust 4, 1892
Carter, JohnLittle Rock, ArkansasMay 4, 1927
Carter, PerrySt. Charles, ArkansasMarch 26, 1904
Coy, EdTexarkana, ArkansasFebruary 20, 1892
Crazy, JimMilton, ArkansasDecember 9, 1896
Crobyson, HenryMcGehee, ArkansasSeptember 22, 1894
DavalReader, ArkansasJanuary 8, 1898
Davis, AlfredLonoke County, ArkansasJanuary 5, 1894
Davis, AnthonyTexarkana, ArkansasOctober 8, 1898
Davis, ChichWilmot, ArkansasJuly 24, 1899
Davis, HowardNewport, ArkansasOctober 28, 1914
Days, GlencoCrosette, ArkansasFebruary 19, 1904
Dean, ArthurAugusta, ArkansasSeptember 9, 1911
Dees, WillieOsceola, ArkansasMay 1, 1899
Dodd, FrankDewitt, ArkansasAugust 9, 1916
Donnelly, RobertUnion Township, ArkansasJuly 2, 1892
Duckett, GeneralLittle River County, ArkansasMarch 22, 1899
England, AlbertWynne, ArkansasNovember 4, 1895
Flood, GarrettSt. Charles, ArkansasMarch 26, 1904
Flood, RandallSt. Charles, ArkansasMarch 26, 1904
Foot, LightNewport, ArkansasDecember 7, 1892
Franklin, MonroeRussellville, ArkansasAugust 20, 1912
Gaines, NewtonLocality Unknown, ArkansasDecember 6, 1898
Gary, GoodeRison, ArkansasJuly 1, 1898
Gates, SamuelEngland, ArkansasSeptember 13, 1917
Gilbert, JohnEngland, ArkansasJuly 22, 1903
Gilman, FelixPrescott, ArkansasMay 27, 1916
Goodwin, EdwinLittle River County, ArkansasMarch 22, 1899
Gould, GodfreyClarendon, ArkansasJuly 31, 1896
Greenwood, RobertCross County, ArkansasDecember 7, 1893
Griffin, HenrySt. Charles, ArkansasMar 26, 1904
Griffin, WalterSt. Charles, ArkansasMary 26, 1904
Hadley, NatDurdon, ArkansasNovember 20, 1891
Haley, LoyHope, ArkansasJune 15, 1915
Harkin, W.H,Clinton, ArkansasApril 18, 1899
Harris, GeorgeVarner, ArkansasFebruary 23, 1892
Harris, GulbertPine Bluff, ArkansasFebruary 14, 1892
HarrisonChampagnolle, ArkansasSeptember 20, 1892
Hayden, LeviTexarkana, ArkansasJune 3, 1898
Hellem, JimLuxora, ArkansasSeptember 21, 1903
Henderson, DocBearden, ArkansasMay 9, 1893
Henry, JamesLittle Rock, ArkansasMay 13, 1892
HilliardHope, ArkansasJanuary 18, 1909
Hinton, AaronSt. Charles, ArkansasMarch 26, 1904
Hunter, WilliamStar City, ArkansasJune 14, 1910
HuntleyReader, ArkansasJanuary 8, 1898
Jimerson, AaronAshdown, ArkansasAugust 9, 1917
Johnson, AlexanderMonticello, ArkansasJuly 14, 1898
Johnson, ArmsteadPine Bluff, ArkansasJune 13, 1889
Johnson, HenryLake Village, ArkansasNovember 3, 1903
Johnson, KillisSt. Charles, ArkansasMarch 26, 1904
Jones, BenjaminLittle River County, ArkansasMarch 22, 1899
Jones, HenryHamburg, ArkansasJune 25, 1891
Jones, JamesLocality, Unknown, ArkansasAugust 22, 1895
Jones, JosephLittle River County, ArkansasMarch 22, 1899
Jones, judgePine Bluff, ArkansasMarch 25, 1910
Jones, MosesLittle River County, ArkansasMarch 22, 1899
Jones, NewtonBoxley, ArkansasNovember 29, 1893
Jordon, RobertCamden, ArkansasAugust 10, 1892
Kelly, JohnPine Bluff, ArkansasFebruary 14, 1892
Key, LeeKnoxville, ArkansasMay 12, 1901
King, FrankLittle Rock, ArkansasJune 20, 1895
Larkin, WilliamCamden, ArksansasFebruary 14, 1890
Lewis, CharlesHope, ArkansasOctober 20, 1891
Lucey, NathanForest City, ArkansasOctober 16, 1911
Madison, WilliamSt. Charles, ArkansasMarch 26, 1904
McCollum, EdwardSheridan, ArkansasOctober 6, 1903
McCoy, HoraceForemann, ArkansasMarch 10, 1902
Mitchell, AllenEarle, ArkansasJune 13, 1918
Mitchell, LauraLocality Unknown, ArkansasApril 5, 1910
Mosley, JulianArkansas City, ArkansasJuly 14, 1892
Mullens, NatEarle, ArkansasJune 17, 1900
Mulligan, CharlesConway, ArkansasAugust 30, 1891
Mussay, WashingtonAugusta, ArkansasDecember 5, 1907
Neely, A.M.Rison, ArkansasMay 19, 1889
NelsonVarner, ArkansasNovember 14, 1893
Norman, WilliamHot Spring, ArkansasJune 19, 1903
Parker, ThomasKendall, ArkansasOctober 15, 1897
Patric, WilliamRison, ArkansasDecember 3, 1915
Patterson, BenHackette, ArkansasOctober 1, 1891
Peyton, EdwardMarianna, ArkansasOctober 1, 1891
Phillip, HenryOsceola, ArkansasNovember 15, 1897
Powell, SamHuttig, ArkansasJuly 6, 1910
Pride, FrankLocality Unknown, ArkansasApril 5, 1910
Reid, JamesMonticello, ArkansasJuly 14, 1898
Reynolds, DeanLocality Unknown, ArkansasJanuary 15, 1889
Reynolds, DeanLocality Unknown, ArkansasNovember 8, 1891
Richard, CharlesMarion, ArkansasMarch 19, 1910
Ricord, DennisClarendon, ArksansasAugust 9, 1898
Robertson, FrankBradley, ArkansasMarch 20, 1903
Robinson, J.E.Texarkana, ArkansasMarch 8, 1889
Robinson, WillisNewport, ArkansasDecember 18, 1918
SandfordLewis, ArkansasMarch 23, 1912
Saunder, WilliamClarendon, ArkansasAugust 9, 1898
Scroggs, PaulBrinkley, ArkansasJanuary 6, 1906
Simms, LeeLittle Rock, ArkansasSeptember 5, 1913
Smith, CharlesSt. Charles, ArkansasMarch 26, 1904
Smith, JamesSt. Charles, ArkansasMarch 26, 1904
Smith, JamesProctor, ArkansasFebruary 8, 1917
Steward, CharlesMorrillton, ArkansasMay 21, 1892
Stewart, JohnBearden, ArkansasMay 9, 1893
Thomas, JohnOsceola, ArkansasSeptember 11, 1895
Thompson, AlexanderGurdon, ArkansasApril 23, 1903
Thornton, FlanneganMorrillton, ArkansasApril 19, 1893
Turner, JohnWarren, ArkansasApril 6, 1903
Wallace, JohnJefferson Spring, ArkansasMay 31, 1893
Washington, LukeMcGehee, ArkansasSeptember 22, 1894
WashingtonMcGegee, ArkansasSeptember 22, 1894
Watson, D.L.Hamilton, ArkansasSeptember 16, 1897
Weaver, RillaClarendon, ArkansasAugust 9, 1898
Weaver, RobertLocality Unknown, ArkansasMay 30, 1890
Wells, ElijahWynne, ArkansasNovember 20, 1902
White, VettonSpring Hill, ArkansasJanuary 4, 1905
William, EdwardBaxter, ArkansasAugust 26, 1897
Williams, ErnestParkdale, ArkansasJune 20, 1908
Williams, JohnPlummersville, ArkansasJuly 5, 1912
Wilson, HogStephens, ArkansasSeptember 3, 1902
Woodmann, JamesLocality unknown, ArkansasJuly 6, 1905
Wyatt, WilliamRison, ArkansasAugust 24, 1897
Young, CharlesForest City, ArkansasOctober 20, 1902
Dates, PresleyLocality Unknown, ArkansasMay 20, 1897
King, JosephLittle River County, ArkansasMarch 22, 1899

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