David Rodamaker
David Rodamaker was held at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison, in a mental health unit, when he died in December 2008. According to state records cited by the Des Moines Register, he died of heart inflammation, and his body was found about an hour after he died. Two corrections officers were later fired for lying about how often they had checked on him, according to the Associated Press. An administrative law judge later ruled that one of them was ineligible for jobless benefits because he was fired for misconduct.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). State records give heart inflammation as the cause, and two corrections officers were fired after they lied about how often they checked on him.
Reported by: Iowa Department of Corrections state records, as cited by the Des Moines Register (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.