Jim Krumwiede
Jim Krumwiede, 50, was held at the Kankakee County Detention Center in Kankakee, Illinois. Correctional officers found him unresponsive in his cell on New Year's Day 2024, and he was taken to Riverside Medical Center, where he died in the intensive care unit. Kankakee County Coroner Bob Gessner said preliminary autopsy findings point to hanging, but the final cause and manner of death are pending additional testing. A state report on deaths in custody lists the manner as suicide, as reported by the Kankakee County Sheriff's Office, and the Illinois State Police are investigating.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Kankakee County Coroner Bob Gessner's preliminary autopsy findings say he died from hanging, with the final manner of death pending additional testing, and the Kankakee County Sheriff's Office reported the death as a suicide.
Reported by: Kankakee County Coroner Bob Gessner (medical examiner or coroner); Kankakee County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him).