Died in prison
Gerard Edward Altman
Gerard Edward Altman, 42, was held at Lumberton Correctional Institution in North Carolina. According to the NC Department of Public Safety, he was found unresponsive in his dormitory early on December 11, 2017, and the department describes his death as an apparent suicide. He died at a local hospital later that afternoon.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The NC Department of Public Safety describes his death as an apparent suicide.
Reported by: NC Department of Public Safety (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.