Died in jail or a lockup
Hamilton J. Smith
Hamilton J. Smith died on May 24, 1973, while held at the Wright County jail in Minnesota. He had been taken into custody at his apartment in Brooklyn Park. Jail staff found him dead about three hours after they last saw him alive. The account given is that he made a rope from a bed sheet, hanged himself, and left no note.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The news account says he hanged himself with a rope he made from a bed sheet and left no note.
Reported by: news article.