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Louis Lingg's Suicide

When
1887-11-10
Where
his cell
Part of
Haymarket affair executions: Lingg's suicide and the hanging of four anarchists

Louis Lingg committed suicide in his cell on November 10, 1887, using a blasting cap concealed in a cigar, the day before his scheduled execution.

On November 6, 1887, four bombs were discovered in Lingg's cell. He died by suicide on November 10, 1887, the day before he was scheduled to hang. He was a German-born American anarchist convicted as a member of the criminal conspiracy behind the 1886 Haymarket Square bombing.

Sources

  1. Louis Lingg Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-16
  2. Albert Parsons Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
  3. August Spies Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05

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