Arthur Olen Stapler
Arthur Olen Stapler died on September 23, 2023, while held at the Hamilton Aged and Infirmed Center in Marion County, Alabama, and was taken to a hospital in Birmingham, where he died. His family's lawsuit says his organs were missing when his body was returned to them. The family is one of eight suing the Alabama Department of Corrections and the University of Alabama System over the handling of their relatives' bodies after death, and the lawsuit says UAB autopsied him.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed). Arthur Stapler's family's lawsuit says organs were missing from his body when it was returned after he died while held at Hamilton Aged and Infirmed Center, and they are among eight families suing the Alabama Department of Corrections and the University of Alabama System; no cause of death is reported.
Reported by: his family's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued the Alabama Department of Corrections and the University of Alabama System, alleging organs were missing from his body after his death.