In 1891, more than 150 vigilantes stormed the Salida jail, seized a prisoner and lynched him on a public street—one of the most brutal episodes in the town’s history.

LYNCHED! reconstructs that terrifying night from beginning to end, revealing what led to the killing, who participated, the coverup that followed, and what ultimately became of those involved.

Drawing on historical records and contemporary newspaper accounts, and illustrated with maps, photographs and original articles, the book follows a crime whose consequences haunted the community for years.

It is the complete story of the night a mob took control of Salida—and what happened after the town tried to live with what it had done.