Edward Larson
Edward Larson, 54, was held in a housing unit for sick people at the Sacramento County Jail, and his new cellmate alerted a deputy at about 3:10 a.m. on December 14, 2014, that something was wrong. Firefighters pronounced him dead minutes later. His autopsy report, as cited by ProPublica, says he was beaten to death after the previous night's stand-up count, and the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department said his injuries were suspicious and the death was being investigated as a homicide. Investigators reportedly found signs that someone had tried to clean up blood in the cell. No sources in this record describe who Larson was beyond his age, and the cause and circumstances remain under investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The autopsy report says he was beaten to death, and the sheriff's department says the death is being investigated as a homicide after finding suspicious injuries.
Reported by: autopsy report; Sacramento County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him).