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During a stroll on the walkway Wobber took off his coat and vest, threw them to a passer-by and declared "This is where I get off. I'm going to jump." After his death newspapers reported Wobber was a victim of shell shock and had been under mental health treatment. It was the first suicide on the Golden Gate Bridge, just a little over three months past its opening.
(7 August 1937)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1991

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Cook County’s Criminal Court

2650 South California Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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Thursday 5th of September 1946 (x) — Serial killer William Heirens is sentenced to 3 consecutive life-sentences
The day before, with Heirens's parents and the victims' families attending and Chief Justice Harold G. Ward presiding, Heirens admitted his guilt on the burglary and murder charges.