Cody James Torbol
Cody James Torbol, 29, died on September 20, 2022, at El Dorado Correctional Facility in El Dorado, Kansas, a state prison where he was held. Staff found him unresponsive in his cell that evening, and medical staff pronounced him dead after emergency medical services arrived. The Kansas Department of Correction said the cause of death awaits an independent autopsy and that a preliminary assessment found no link to COVID-19. The department and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation are investigating his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Kansas Department of Correction said the cause of death awaits an independent autopsy and that a preliminary assessment found no link to COVID-19, while the department and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation investigate.
Reported by: Kansas Department of Correction (the agency that held him); Kansas Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).