Alison Taglianetti
Alison Taglianetti, 57, of East Liberty, Pennsylvania, worked as a fitness trainer at UPMC's Center for Sport Medicine and owned her own spa; her son Andrew said she was a wonderful mother and that the family was proud of her accomplishments. She was held at the Allegheny County Jail from April 13, 2018, and died there on Friday, April 27, 2018, when corrections officers found her hanging in her cell. The jail warden said the death is an apparent suicide under investigation, and sources report she left a note, though the cause and manner had not been formally released. Her family has asked for privacy.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Allegheny County Jail Warden Orlando Harper said she was found hanging in her cell, and the apparent suicide remains under investigation by county police.
Reported by: Allegheny County Jail Warden Orlando Harper (the agency that held her); Allegheny County Police (outside investigators).