Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In 1942 a mob took a person from a jail and hanged them, according to a report by Dr. Patterson on lynchings, as carried by the Atlanta Daily World in December of that year. The person was in the jail's custody when the mob took them out and killed them. Dr. Patterson's report lists this killing among the lynchings of 1942.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Dr. Patterson's report says one person lynched in 1942 was taken from a jail and hanged.
Reported by: Dr. Patterson's report on lynchings.