Killing of Texas Red in Mississippi in 1940

Incident

Case summary

Levi Joy, aka "Texas Red," 25, was killed by a posse in 1940 in Jefferson County, Mississippi. The posse had been hunting Joy and a companion known as “Oklahoma Kid” for a month. They were suspects in the fatal shooting of a deputy sheriff. The posse shot Joy to death.

Victim(s):

Texas Red


Alleged perpetrators/other named individuals:

Sam Bagnell

W. C. Davis

Coots Massa

Perpetrator group type: police, posse, mob

Date of incident: 1940-02-03
Location: Hermanville, Claiborne County, Mississippi
Location type: private space - agricultural or industrial
Allegation against victim: killing a police officer

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