Heather Stapleton
Heather Stapleton died on October 6, 2018, at a hospital after she was found on the floor of a shower area at the Sullivan County jail, where she was being held. According to the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, a sheet was tied around her neck when she was found. The sheriff's office said its investigators will give their findings to the district attorney general once the investigation is complete, and the manner of her death remains pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Sullivan County Sheriff's Office said she was found on the floor of a shower area with a sheet tied around her neck, and that investigators have not yet determined how she died.
Reported by: Sullivan County Sheriff's Office (Lt. Andy Seabolt) (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.