Cody Gray
Cody Gray, 32, died at Sterling Correctional Facility in Colorado on Monday, August 11, 2014, and the Colorado Department of Corrections said the death appears to be a homicide. The department's spokeswoman said two other people held at the prison were accused of killing him, and the Inspector General's Office investigated with help from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. The department released few details, and the state prisons chief ordered a review after his death was the sixth killing at the prison since 2010. A 2018 Denver Post report, citing court records, said he was stabbed in an attack allegedly carried out at the direction of gang leaders.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Colorado Department of Corrections says Cody Gray was killed by other people held at Sterling Correctional Facility, and court records say he was fatally stabbed in an attack allegedly ordered by gang leaders.
Reported by: Colorado Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Adrienne Jacobson, spokeswoman for the Colorado Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Inspector General's Office (outside investigators); Colorado Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators); court records.