Shane Albert, 41 and originally from Columbus, Ohio, died in Philadelphia on January 4, 1971. His death was first reported as an accident but was later reclassified as a homicide.

Albert is also recorded as having been convicted in a separate, violent case: he was found guilty of murder, aggravated arson, and kidnapping for his role in the death of Charles Frank Calloway, a doorman who was allegedly doused with gasoline by Albert and then set on fire by another man, Ullman Julius Taylor. The provided information does not link any resolution of Albert’s own homicide to those facts.

Did anyone who knew Albert in Philadelphia or Columbus have information about his life or about his death that could help clarify what happened on January 4, 1971?