Amber Hilberling
Amber Hilberling was 25, the mother of a toddler son, Levi, and her stepfather, Bryan Whitlock, said she was taking college courses and spoke to her son every day. She died on Monday, August 19, 2019, while held at Mabel Bassett Correctional Center in McLoud, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections said the state medical examiner would determine the cause of death. A source who identified as a prison official told News9 that she was found hanging in her cell. Whitlock said staff were treating her death as a suicide, which he did not believe.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed). A prison official told News9 she was found hanging in her cell, and her stepfather, Bryan Whitlock, said staff treated the death as a suicide, which he does not believe.
Reported by: a prison official, speaking to News9 (the agency that held her); Bryan Whitlock, her stepfather (family or their lawyers).