Died in jail or a lockup
Cornelius Omar Freeman
Cornelius Omar Freeman, 19, of Durham, died in September 2003 at the Durham County jail. County and state records list his death as a suicide, with his neck tied to a sheet hung from a window bar in his cell. According to those records, he was found sitting by his cell wall a few hours after being placed in the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. County and state records say Freeman died by suicide, with his neck tied to a sheet hung from a window bar.
Reported by: county and state records.