Death of a Salesman
A sheriff noticed a late model car parked at a turnout in Tolland, Massachusetts, on Saturday, August 10, 1963. On Monday, the sheriff saw that the car had not moved, so he took the vehicle's registration and notified town officials. Selectman George Wolford checked the car at dusk. In the glove compartment, he found two suicide notes. Massachusetts State Police, Tolland residents, and members of the Tunxis Club searched the area. Joseph Clark of Burnt Hill Road found the body of a man in the woods about 50 feet from Route 57 near New Boston Road. Papers on the man identified him as 30-year-old Robert C. Ford of 157 Marshall Street, Torrington, Connecticut. He shot himself with a .45, believed to be a Colt. Robert's family, more than likely his wife, the former Dorothy Evelyn Webb, reported him missing on August 9. Robert was a salesman for Prudential Life Insurance Company. He was also a musician performing as part of The Four Specs. Robert served in the United States Navy be