Unclear if this was an actual attempt to kill, or an attempt to coerce a confession.

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Lynn Council says he was hanged from a tree in 1952 by two Wake County sheriff's deputies who wanted to scare him into confessing to a crime he didn't commit.[1] Qwirkle (talk) 05:42, 15 June 2019 (UTC)Reply

References

  1. ^ Owens, Gerald (March 7, 2019). "'Jesus stepped in:' Man recounts horror of hanging attempt". WRAL. Retrieved 14 June 2019.