Blake Christian Ludlow
Blake Christian Ludlow, 20, worked at his grandfather's Ford dealership in Santaquin, where he changed oil and made customers laugh, and he read, played cards and talked often about his family. He was held at the Utah County Jail in Spanish Fork, and early on Sunday, January 16, 2005, his mother was told that he had tried to kill himself with a sheet. The jail said he wrapped the sheet around his neck so tightly that he stopped breathing, and he died at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. His family does not believe he was the suicidal type and says drug withdrawal was more than he could handle.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed). The Utah County Jail told his family he tried to kill himself by wrapping a sheet around his neck, while his family says he was not the suicidal type and believes drug withdrawal was more than he could handle.
Reported by: Utah County Jail (the agency that held him); his family.