Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Jesse Anderson

died 1994 · Columbia Correctional Institute, Columbia County, Wisconsin

Jesse Anderson was held at Columbia Correctional Institution in Portage, Wisconsin, when he was fatally beaten in 1994. The account attributes the killing to Christopher Scarver, another person held at the prison, and says Scarver's motive is not entirely clear. Anderson was on the same cleaning work detail as Jeffrey Dahmer.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Christopher Scarver, another person held at Columbia Correctional Institution, beat Jesse Anderson to death in 1994.

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