Killing of Robert Richardson in Louisiana in 1933

Incident

Case summary

Robert Richardson, possibly age 19, a farmhand, died in 1933 at the hands of a lynch mob headed by the sheriff in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Richardson was charged with annoying a white woman and was shot to death as he tried to flee. The date of death on the death certificate is January 26, 1933, but newspaper accounts say he was lynched on February 2, 1933.

Victim(s):

Robert Richardson


Alleged perpetrators/other named individuals:

Ned Martin

Perpetrator group type: police, posse, mob

Date of incident: 1933-01-26
Location: West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
Location type: victim's home
Allegation against victim: annoying a white woman

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