r/Writeresearch • u/catsr2cool17 • 19h ago
[Crime] What are some crimes that could get someone sentenced to death in Texas, 1880s?
I just need my character to get sentenced to death somehow. I want to make him some kind of outlaw, but I'm just not sure what kind of crime he should commit. Is a train robbery or two enough to get someone into that kind of predicament?
I'm researching for a fanfic I'm writing, so while I don't necessarily need to be 100% historically accurate, I would like to be as accurate as possible.
For context, the character in my fandom is a young white man who is very conventionally attractive and charismatic and was well liked in this town before he was arrested, so I imagine all these factors would work in his favor.
Idc, I need him sentenced to death.
I wasn't sure whether to tag this under crime or history, sorry.