Christopher Balducci
Christopher Balducci, 44, died in November 2020 at the Western Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in St. Joseph, Missouri, according to KRCG. Court documents say he was beaten inside his cell in October 2020, about a month before he died. An autopsy, as reported by the St. Joseph News-Press, found that he died from complications of blunt force trauma and classified the death as a homicide. Another man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. An autopsy found he died of complications of blunt force trauma, and court documents reported by the St. Joseph News-Press say another prisoner allegedly beat him inside his cell.
Reported by: autopsy; court documents; St. Joseph News-Press (reporters).