N.C. Wishop
N.C. Wishop, a 17-year-old, died in the jail in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, in September 1942, according to a Detroit Tribune report. Police officials classed the death as suicide. Relatives and acquaintances say he was beaten over several days while held there, and point to bloodied clothing and broken eyeglasses. His father had asked the sheriff to move him to another jail for safe keeping, and the father said his son sent word that they were beating him. His bruised and swollen body was delivered to his father about 12 hours later.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed). Police officials classed the death as suicide, but his relatives and acquaintances say officers beat him over several days in the jail.
Reported by: Police officials (the agency that held him); Relatives and acquaintances (family or their lawyers).