Killing of L. C. Lloyd in Louisiana in 1949

Incident

Case summary

L.C. Lloyd, 32, a laborer, died in 1949 of a broken neck in an Amite, Louisiana, jail. Lloyd had been accused of raping a white woman. He was indicted by a grand jury of aggravated rape and arrested in Forrest City, Arkansas. He was convicted and sentenced to death by electric chair. Instead, he was found dead in his jail cell with a broken neck. The coroner deemed it suicide.

Victim(s):

L. C. Lloyd


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

Date of incident: 1949-03-11
Location: Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Location type: carceral location
Allegation against victim: raping a white woman

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

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

DOJ case ID:

144-32-76


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