Bruce Vitale
Bruce Vitale was one of nine people held at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville who were killed during the 11-day prison uprising that began on Easter Sunday in April 1993. A WOSU Public Media article says the men were killed by other prisoners who had taken over L Block and believed them to be informants. WOUB Public Media reports that the three gangs inside the prison had taken charge and were executing men they believed to be snitches. A 2022 Cincinnati Enquirer article names Vitale among those killed.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A WOSU article by a former Cincinnati Enquirer editor says fellow prisoners killed him during the takeover of L Block in the 1993 Lucasville uprising.
Reported by: WOSU article by a former Cincinnati Enquirer editor who covered the riot (reporters).
Sources (4)
- Lucasville: What happened at the 1993 prison riot that was Ohio's longest and deadliest
- It's been 30 years since the Lucasville prison riot. Those 11 days of violence are hard to forget
- One of the longest prison riots in U.S. history forced changes to Ohio’s prison system - WOUB Public Media -
- Lucasville Legacy: A historic, deadly prison riot prompted changes in Ohio's lockups