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Jessica Lee Shaver

31 years old · died September 28, 2012 · Lowndes County Jail, Lowndes County, Georgia

Jessica Lee Shaver, 31, left two daughters, her parents and a sister, and funeral services were scheduled for October 10, 2012. She was held at the Lowndes County Jail in Georgia, where, according to Sheriff Chris Prine, she was found hanging from bed sheets in her cell on October 2, 2012, and she died days later at South Georgia Medical Center. The sheriff's office described the death as a suicide. The summary of the reporting says she had been held alone in her cell because of problems with others in the facility, and the GBI handled the investigation, though officials could not confirm whether it remains active.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Lowndes County Sheriff Chris Prine said she hanged herself with a bed sheet in her cell.

Reported by: Lowndes County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

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