Died in jail or a lockupUnder 18
Name not reported
A 14-year-old boy, whose name is not recorded in the source, was held in a Mississippi jail in 1942 along with another boy of the same age. According to an editorial in The Savannah Tribune, a mob took both boys from the jail and killed them, and the mob obtained the keys from the jailer. The editorial reports that the governor pledged to pursue those responsible.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Savannah Tribune editorial says a mob took the boy from a Mississippi jail, after obtaining the keys from the jailer, and killed him.
Reported by: The Savannah Tribune (reporters).