Killing of Zack T. Taylor Jr. in Texas

Incident

Case summary

Zack T. Taylor Jr. (1915 - 1939), a laborer, died in custody in the County Farm prison in Ellis County, Texas. He was sent to prison for an unknown charge and was sentenced to six months. A few weeks later, he was shipped home dead. A letter to the NAACP reported that a doctor who examined the body reported that the kidneys were torn loose from the back and the spinal column very nearly broken. Taylor’s death certificate stated the cause of death as osteomyelitis vertebral.

Victim(s):

Zack T. Taylor Jr.


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Perpetrator group type: police

Date of incident: on or around 1938-12-19
Location: Ellis County, Texas
Location type: carceral location
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