Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Jeremiah Kennedy

died November 3, 1878

Jeremiah Kennedy died in his cell on November 3, 1878. He cut his throat with a razor he had obtained from an adjoining cell, and his death was reported as a suicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. A news report says he cut his throat with a razor he got from an adjoining cell.

Reported by: news report.

News report