Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

George Corb

Missouri

George Corb died in a jail near Nevada, Missouri, according to an 1888 newspaper report. The report said he took poison and described his death as a suicide. The report gives no age, no exact date of death, and no details of how staff watched over him or responded in the jail.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. A brief news report says he took poison in a jail near Nevada, Missouri.

Reported by: brief news report.

News report