Cody Still
Cody Still, 29, was held at the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh and was taken to hospital on September 20, 2020, where he died on October 1. According to the county medical examiner, the cause of death was a brain herniation from a mycotic aneurysm and bacterial endocarditis, with intravenous drug use listed as a contributing factor. His father said Cody struggled with substance use disorder, was a good kid who would do anything for anybody, and had many friends. The family says the jail did not notify his father of the hospitalization for eight days, and his father questions bruising listed in the autopsy report that he says his son did not have when he last saw him.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed). The Allegheny County Medical Examiner attributed the death to brain herniation from a mycotic aneurysm, bacterial endocarditis and IV drug use, and his father questions bruising listed in the autopsy, which he says his son did not have when last seen.
Reported by: Allegheny County Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner); his father.