By Zoe Crihfield, Tom Costa, Dylan Mabe, Thomas Noble On June 5, 1902, Wiley Guynn, a 28-year-old boarding house proprietor and miner, was arrested for assaulting the twelve-year-old daughter of Franklin Green, a white farmer living in the Tom's Creek area, just outside Coeburn in Wise County,...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1927113001 Victim Name: Leonard Woods Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 35 Job: Coal miner Method of Death: Hanged, shot, and burned Accusation: Murder of white mine foreman in Wise Date: 1927-11-30 County Name: Wise Mob Composition: About 400 Summary: Leonard...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1920111401 Victim Name: Dave Hurst Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 25 Job: Coal miner Method of Death: Hanged and shot Accusation: Attempted assault on a 60 year-old white woman Date: 1920-11-14 City: Kent Junction Mob Composition: 75-300 men Summary: Dave...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1902060501 Victim Name: Wiley (Guynn) Gynn Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 28 Job: Boarding house owner Method of Death: Riddled with bullets Accusation: Attempted criminal assault on a 12 year-old white girl Date: 1902-06-05 City: Bondtown Mob Composition:...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1898042701 Victim Name: Paris Suits Race: White Sex: Male Age: young Job: Unknown Method of Death: Riddled with bullets Accusation: Murdering a white man and a black man Date: 1898-04-27 City: Coeburn Mob Composition: Unknown Summary: The lynching of...