Joseph O’Kane
Joseph O'Kane died on April 25, 2010, after another man stabbed him at U.S. Penitentiary-Canaan in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. A federal jury later found the attacker guilty of voluntary manslaughter and rejected his claim that he acted in self-defense, and he was sentenced to life in prison in October 2012. At the sentencing, O'Kane's niece Stephanie Lanza, his sister and his brother-in-law spoke about him, and a large color photo of him in a tuxedo was displayed in the courtroom.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A federal jury convicted another inmate of voluntary manslaughter for stabbing him at U.S. Penitentiary-Canaan, rejecting the attacker's self-defense claim.
Reported by: federal jury verdict; U.S. Attorney's Office prosecution (court).