James Lee Crummel
James Lee Crummel, 68, was held on death row at San Quentin State Prison, where he had been for almost eight years. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said he was found hanging in his cell on Sunday, May 27, 2012, and was pronounced dead at 4:20 p.m., and that he was the only occupant of the cell. The agency reported the death as a suicide. The San Diego Union-Tribune noted that his automatic appeal was still years from completion.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reported the death as a suicide by hanging in his cell.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.