Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

One of 3 people whose names were not reported

died June 16, 1920 · St. Louis County, Minnesota

Three men who worked for a circus were held in the Duluth jail in Minnesota. On June 16, 1920, a mob stormed the jail, seized them, and hanged them in the public square, according to The Dallas Express, which reported the killings in October 1920. The article identifies the three only as circus employees and gives no names, and it does not say whether jail officers resisted the mob or handed over the keys.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

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