Died in prison
Elvin Cook
Elvin Cook was 30 years old. He was attacked at Limestone Correctional Facility in Alabama on Monday, September 2, 2024, and died at a hospital the next day. Court documents say another incarcerated man strangled him, and that man has been indicted for murder.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A criminal complaint says another prisoner strangled Elvin Cook with a ligature and his hands, and a grand jury indicted fellow prisoner Christian Whittle for murder.
Reported by: criminal complaint; Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); grand jury.