Austin Peter Mulhern
Austin Peter Mulhern, 45, of Lansdowne, was held at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Thornton, Pennsylvania, where he was found hanged in his cell on Christmas morning 2019. Delaware County officials said the medical examiner's report found he died by suicide, with the cause given as hanging with a bed sheet fastened to a bunk bed frame. GEO Group, which operates the county-owned jail, said there was no indication of stress or suicide in his calls or other communication, and GEO and county detectives were investigating. A former coworker from Delaware County Community College, where he worked as a security officer, wrote that working with him had been a pleasure.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Delaware County officials say the medical examiner ruled his death a suicide by hanging with a bed sheet fastened to a bunk bed frame.
Reported by: Delaware County officials (the agency that held him); Delaware County medical examiner (medical examiner or coroner).