Lexington murders
The Lexington murders was one of the most notable crimes in California during the 19th century. Lloyd Leadbetter Majors, Joseph Jewell and John Franklin Showers, were responsible for the brutal murder and robbery of William Peter Renowden and Archibald McIntyre in Lexington, California, on March 11, 1883.
Showers turned state's evidence, Jewell was executed by hanging on November 30, 1884, and Majors was executed by hanging on May 24, 1884.