On July 5, 1938, a custodian of the Freeborn County Courthouse in Albert Lea, Minnesota found a man hanging in the clock tower of the building. He had unfortunately committed suicide and wasn't identified.
He was a white male between 30 to 35-years-old. He was 5'7" and had long brown hair with a reddish tinge. He was wearing black oxford shoes, and a high-quality double-breasted grey suit with a light pinstripe, an almost new black raincoat. All laundry marks and manufacturer's labels on his clothing had been removed including his eyeglass case.
SOURCES:
The Minneapolis Star July 5, 1938
The Minneapolis Star July 12, 1938
I live in Albert Lea, just two blocks from the courthouse, and, as far as I know, the individual who hanged himself in the clock tower in 1938 remains unknown to this day. I've done some research on the incident, and there's very little to go on; it remains as much a mystery today as it did, 88 years ago.
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