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Frank Joseph Vieira

55 years old · died September 18, 2015 · Cascade County Regional Prison, Cascade County, Montana

Frank Joseph Vieira, 55, died in his cell at the Cascade County Detention Center in Cascade County, Montana, in September 2015. The Montana Department of Justice said the death appears to be a suicide by hanging. The department said he had been on lockdown at the time and that it suspects no foul play. The state said it is investigating the death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Montana Department of Justice said the death appears to be suicide by hanging, and the state is investigating.

Reported by: Montana Department of Justice (John Barnes, Director of Communications) (outside investigators).

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