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Garry Wetherill

41 years old · died December 30, 2021 · Louisville Metro Department of Corrections, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Louisville Public Media reported that Gary Wetherill was 41 and was held at the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections. That outlet reported that corrections officers found him attempting suicide in the jail a few weeks after Stephanie Dunbar's death, and that he was taken to the University of Louisville hospital. According to Louisville Public Media, he was taken off life support and died there on January 1, 2022. LEO Weekly gave his date of death as December 30, 2021, and reported that the state found observation violations in the period from his death to that of Barry Williams Sr.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Corrections officers found him attempting suicide in the Louisville jail, and he died at University of Louisville hospital on January 1, 2022, after being taken off life support.

Reported by: news report on Louisville jail deaths (reporters).

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