Died in prison
Drew Garlin
Drew Garlin died at Rogers State Prison in Reidsville, Georgia. Corrections officials told his mother, Dawn Schmeck, that he had taken his own life. When she asked for more details, officials declined to share them, and she says she still has questions about what happened.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed). Corrections officials told his mother, Dawn Schmeck, that he took his own life, but she says officials refused to share details and she still has questions about what happened.
Reported by: corrections officials at Rogers State Prison (the agency that held him); his mother, Dawn Schmeck (family or their lawyers).