Andrew Urdiales
Andrew Urdiales, 54, was a Marine veteran who was held on death row at San Quentin State Prison in California. He was found unresponsive during a security check in his single cell on the Friday night of November 2, 2018, and was pronounced dead shortly after midnight. Prison officials said they believe he died by suicide, with the cause pending an autopsy, and said his death was not related to another death at the prison that weekend. Sources differ on the details, and some of the reports describe how the death was reported rather than what happened in the cell.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Corrections officials say the death is being investigated as a probable suicide, pending autopsy, and is not believed to be related to another death at the prison that weekend.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him); San Quentin prison officials (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
Custody: Serving a sentence.
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