Killing of John Tandell in Georgia in 1930
Incident
John Tandell, 30, was killed in 1930 in jail in McIntosh County, Georgia. Tandell had been arrested on suspicion of participating in a gun battle. According to the Pittsburgh Courier, Sheriff Peppel (or Poppel) had no explanation for how Tandell was shot and killed in jail.
advocacy group resources
- News article from the Houston Informer about the exoneration of murders who lynched George Grant : December 13, 1930
- News article from the Pittsburgh Courier about the attacks against John Tandell and George Grant : September 20, 1930
- News article from the Houston Informer about the killing of George Grant : September 20, 1930
- News article from the Houston Informer about the killing of George Grant : November 1, 1930
- News article from the Pittsburgh Courier about the shootings of John Tandell, George Grant and Frank Bryan : September 20, 1930
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