Killing of N. C. Wishop in Louisiana

Incident

Case summary

N.C. Wishop, 17, died in 1942 in police custody in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. Police claimed that Wishop committed suicide in jail, but Wishop’s family said he was beaten to death.

Victim(s):

N. C. Wishop


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Perpetrator group type: police

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Location: Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
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Coroner process
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Finding of no legal responsibility: [ ]

Criminal process
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Grand jury: yes
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Sentence: none, grand jury made no report


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