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Story November 17, 1936

The Bismarck Tribune

Bismarck, Mandan, Burleigh County, Morton County, North Dakota

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In Akron, Ohio, officials investigate the suspicious death of bank auditor Albert J. Albright, killed in a car crash into a bridge over the Cuyahoga River. A revolver with one discharged cartridge suggests murder, raising questions about a boy in the back seat and the circumstances of the shooting.

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POLICE BAFFLED BY
MYSTERIOUS DEATH
Murder Indicated in Auditor's
Death After Crash Into
Ohio River Bridge
Akron, Ohio, Nov. 17.-(AP)-Officials were presented Tuesday with a baffling puzzle in the killing of Albert J. Albright, 45-year-old auditor of the First National Bank at Massillon, Ohio, which they described as apparently murder.

Mayor R. D. Warner of Munroe Falls, said he believed he first heard a shot, and then the crash of Albright's automobile into a bridge over the Cuyahoga river.

Why, officials asked, was the boy in the back seat?
Why did he meet death while the car apparently was moving?
Why was no one seen leaving the automobile?
Who pulled three times the trigger of the revolver found at his feet?
Only the second cartridge was discharged, Dr. R. E. Amos, Summit county coroner said, joining with Sheriff James T. Flower in declaring that murder was indicated.

What sub-type of article is it?

Mystery Crime Story

What themes does it cover?

Crime Punishment Misfortune

What keywords are associated?

Mysterious Death Car Crash Murder Indication Revolver Baffling Puzzle

What entities or persons were involved?

Albert J. Albright R. D. Warner R. E. Amos James T. Flower

Where did it happen?

Akron, Ohio; Munroe Falls; Cuyahoga River Bridge; Massillon, Ohio

Story Details

Key Persons

Albert J. Albright R. D. Warner R. E. Amos James T. Flower

Location

Akron, Ohio; Munroe Falls; Cuyahoga River Bridge; Massillon, Ohio

Event Date

Nov. 17

Story Details

Albert J. Albright, auditor of First National Bank in Massillon, Ohio, died in a car crash into Cuyahoga river bridge, with indications of murder from a revolver found at his feet. Officials puzzled by a boy in the back seat, the moving car, no one leaving, and only one shot fired despite three pulls of the trigger.

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