Eric Donaby

Eric Donaby died in May 2021 at Dismas House of St. Louis, a federal halfway house where he was held. The St. Louis City Medical Examiner's Office, as reported through public records obtained by KMOV, listed the cause as fentanyl or a combination of fentanyl and other illicit drugs, and the manner as an overdose. Federal Bureau of Prisons records listed the cause of death as unknown.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. St. Louis City Medical Examiner records list fentanyl or a combination of fentanyl and other illicit drugs as the cause, while federal records listed the cause as unknown.

Reported by: St. Louis City Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner).

Source

• Eight OD deaths at a St. Louis halfway house flew under the radar. So far, there’s been a lack of accountability KMOV, April 28, 2026