Greensboro Man Shoots Wife, Then Kills Himself, 1951

“Greensboro Man Shoots Wife and Then Kills Self,” from the Statesville Landmark, May 3, 1951

Greensboro, May 1—Shortly before 1 p.m. yesterday, a Greensboro man shot his estranged wife and then turned his 25-caliber pistol on himself. The shooting took place at the entrance to the Union Bus Station in downtown Greensboro.

The husband—listed by police as 40-year-old William M. Jacobs—was dead on arrival at the hospital. His wife—Marie Jackobs, age 22—was shot twice and is believed to be in serious condition at the hospital.