Dwayne Michael Moore
Dwayne Michael Moore died in 2021 while held at West Tennessee State Penitentiary, a state prison run by the Tennessee Department of Corrections. His death certificate lists the cause as asphyxia by hanging and the manner as suicide. His mother, Carla McClain, says he never showed signs of suicidal thoughts, and she told reporters that before he died he had said that if anyone claimed he killed himself, she should not believe it. She has asked for a written report on the circumstances of his death. The Tennessee Department of Corrections said an investigation and an autopsy were conducted and that the investigative reports are not yet complete.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed). The death certificate lists asphyxia by hanging as suicide, but his mother, Carla McClain, says he never showed signs of suicidal thoughts and has asked for a written report on the circumstances of his death.
Reported by: death certificate; Tennessee Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Carla McClain, his mother (family or their lawyers).