Died in jail or a lockup
Adam Butch Banks
Adam Butch Banks died at the Butler County Justice Center in southeast Missouri on May 1, 2014. The county coroner's office said an autopsy found he died of strangulation due to hanging and ruled the death a suicide. The coroner's inquiry that followed his death is the only official account in the sources.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The coroner ruled the death a suicide by strangulation due to hanging.
Reported by: coroner.