Hilton William “Bill” Bowers
Hilton William "Bill" Bowers, 59, of Libby, was held at the Lincoln County Detention Center in Montana. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said he was found unresponsive in his cell in the early hours of Aug. 4, 2023, after a suspected suicide attempt. He was taken to hospitals and died at a hospital in Spokane on Aug. 10. The Montana Division of Criminal Investigations is investigating, and the county attorney has said a coroner's inquest will follow once the state reports are complete.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said Bowers had a suspected suicide attempt in his cell and that officers gave life-saving care, with the state investigation and a coroner's inquest still pending.
Reported by: Lincoln County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.