Kathy Burcham
Kathy Burcham, 52, of Sterrett, died on May 21, 2022, while held at the Shelby County Jail in Alabama, where she had been since being arrested on warrants on May 17. The Shelby County Sheriff's Office said she was found in medical distress in the jail's medical unit four days after her arrest. The sheriff's office gave a preliminary belief that she had a medical emergency, but said the exact cause of death is not yet known. An outside review of her death is under way.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Shelby County Sheriff's Office said it preliminarily believes Kathy had a medical emergency, but the exact cause is unknown and an outside review is under way.
Reported by: Shelby County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.