Dustin Dunkling

Dustin Dunkling, 29, died at Northeast Correctional Complex in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, on Sunday, April 3, 2022, while held there. Vermont State Police said the death was an apparent suicide and that an autopsy was pending. The State Police and the Defender General's office are investigating the death, and the Department of Corrections is conducting an administrative and medical review. A Department of Corrections page lists the death as a suicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Vermont State Police called the death an apparent suicide, and the State Police, the Defender General's office and the Department of Corrections are reviewing it.

Reported by: Vermont State Police (outside investigators).

Sources (2)

• 2022 Death in Custody Investigations Vermont Department of Corrections
• State police say prisoner held in St. Johnsbury died by apparent suicide Vermont Public, April 4, 2022