Angela Heath
Angela Heath, 35, died on July 29, 2012, at a hospital after being moved from the medical ward of the Coffee County Jail in Georgia. The Coffee County Sheriff's Office said she decided to take her own life while medical staff were watching her. Her father, Gerald Herrell, disputes that she took her own life, and the GBI is investigating her death. She left two children behind, and her father says the family is left wondering what happened.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed). The Coffee County Sheriff's Office says Heath took her own life while medical staff were watching her, but her father Gerald Herrell disputes that she killed herself.
Reported by: Coffee County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her); Sheriff Jerry Pope (the agency that held her); Gerald Herrell (family or their lawyers).