In memory of
Bentura Bencomo
1921
- Their country
- United States of America
- Killed that day
- April 2, 1921, aged 59
Their life
Jailer Bencomo was killed by two juvenile prisoners, ages 14 and 17, during an escape attempt. Jailer Bencomo was sleeping on a bed in the jail when one of the escapees struck him in the head with an axe.
Both suspects were captured near Hanover a short time later. Both suspects were convicted of Jailer Bencomo's murder and hanged on January 20, 1922.
Survived by
Jailer Bencomo had been with the agency for 12 years and is survived by his wife and twelve children.
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