Deaths in Custody
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Amber Knepshield

32 years old · died October 3, 2025 · Westmoreland County Prison, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Amber Knepshield, 32, died on October 3, 2025, at Westmoreland County Prison in Westmoreland County. The death was reported to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, which lists the manner of death as suicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Westmoreland County Prison recorded the manner of death as suicide.

Reported by: Westmoreland County Prison (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

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