Died in jail or a lockup
Bertha Lowman
Bertha Lowman, a Black person, was held in the Aiken county jail in South Carolina when a masked mob took them from the jail on October 8, 1926, and shot them to death. Two other Black people, Clarence and Demmon Lowman, were taken and killed in the same mob action. A special grand jury took up its inquiry into the lynchings the next day.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.