Died in prison
Daniel Skipper
Daniel Skipper, 65, died in his cell at the Jefferson City Correctional Center on February 16, 2014. The Cole County sheriff's office said he was killed by his cellmate and had multiple wounds to his face and scalp, with fabric wrapped around his neck. A grand jury indicted the cellmate for first-degree murder in June 2014. Accounts differ on the wounds, with one describing stab wounds to the head and another describing wounds to the face and neck.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Cole County sheriff's office says his cellmate killed him, and a grand jury indicted a fellow inmate for first-degree murder.
Reported by: Cole County sheriff's office (the agency that held him); Cole County grand jury (court).