Killing of Isaiah Edwards in Texas in 1931
Incident
Isaiah Edwards, age 19, was killed in 1931 likely by a group of five men posing as law enforcement officers. Edwards was in jail on death row for the murder of Constable Tom Beyette. The five men entered the jail and abducted Edwards. Edwards was later found shot to death in the woods.
advocacy group resources
- Journalism: 2022-04108-EDWARDS Isaiah (1418045326)
- Journalism: 2022-04108-EDWARDS Isaiah (1418045326)
- Journalism: 2022-04108-EDWARDS Isaiah (1418045326)
- News article from the Pittsburgh Courier about the kidnapping and death of Isaiah Edwards : January 2, 1932
- NAACP: 2022-04108-EDWARDS Isaiah (1418045326)
- News article from the Daily Boston Globe regarding the kidnapping of Isaiah Edwards : December 21, 1931
- News article from the Washington Post about the abduction of Isaiah Edwards from jail : December 21, 1931
- News article from the Baltimore Afro-American about the killing of Isaiah Edwards : December 26, 1931
- News article from the Baltimore Afro-American about the shooting death of Isaiah Edwards : December 26, 1931
- Journalism: 2022-04108-EDWARDS Isaiah (1418045326)
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