Killing of Joe Love and Isaac Thomas in Mississippi in 1934

Incident

Case summary

Joe Love, about 25, a farm worker, was killed by a mob in 1934 near Boliver County, Mississippi. Love and Isaac Thomas were said to have confessed to attacking a white woman, the wife of a plantation manager. The mob kidnapped Love and Thomas from police custody while they were being transported to jail and hung them from a railroad trestle. Isaac Thomas, about 25, a farm worker, was killed by a mob in 1934 near Bolivar County, Mississippi. Thomas and Joe Love were said to have confessed to attacking a white woman, the wife of a plantation manager. The mob kidnapped Thomas and Love from police custody while they were being transported to jail and hung them from a railroad trestle.

Victim(s):

Joe Love

Isaac Thomas


Alleged perpetrators/other named individuals: [ ]
Perpetrator group type: mob

Date of incident: 1934-06-08
Location: Alligator, Bolivar County, Mississippi
Location type: public space - rural
Allegation against victim: confessing to an attack on a white woman; leaving an employer because he wouldn't pay them

Coroner process
Coroner/inquest: yes
Finding of no legal responsibility: yes

Criminal process
Arrest: [ ]
Charge/indictment/information: [ ]
Grand jury: [ ]
Trial: [ ]
Conviction: [ ]
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