Coody Woody
Coody Woody, 28, was a U.S. Army veteran, according to his obituary. He died on December 24, 2017, at the DuComb Center in St. Joseph County, Indiana, after first responders who were called for him in distress could not save him. The Indiana Department of Correction said he died of an overdose, and the county prosecutor's office could not confirm that cause. An autopsy found no physical trauma, and his sister told ABC57 the family was still waiting on the toxicology report. WSBT later reported that toxicology found fentanyl and methamphetamine in his system, and police said they are investigating how the drugs reached him inside the facility.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed). The Indiana Department of Correction said he died of an overdose, which the St. Joseph County prosecutor's office could not confirm while the family awaited the toxicology report.
Reported by: Indiana Department of Correction (the agency that held him); Police (outside investigators).