I would try to find a death date first. Contact the courthouse for this information. They may be able to get a death certificate for you also. 1942 is still somewhat recent in some aspects. I have never tried to obtain police records for anything besides events involving myself. It is possible that even though it has been 58 years they still may not release police reports to you especially if you are not family. (You didn't actually specify whether he were family or not.) Carolyn Caplinger genbuff@atlascomm.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Campbell" <katcamp@mediaone.net> To: <GenTips-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 6:47 AM Subject: [GT] Suicides > Does anyone know how I would find out anything about a person who committed > suicide in Chicago in 1942? What type of records would be involved? I only > have the man's name and the year he died. Would the police have records of > that? > > Thanks. > kathy >