Kenneth J. Houck Jr.
Kenneth J. Houck Jr., 44, was held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where he was found unresponsive on May 15, 2020. He died at a hospital four days later, on May 19. His attorney, William C. Sullivan, says he was told Houck hanged himself in a shower, but the Bureau of Prisons has not confirmed this, and the New York City medical examiner's office says the cause and manner of death are still pending. His longtime friend David Cooper said he found it hard to believe Kenny killed himself and called it suspicious that he left no suicide note.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed). His attorney, William C. Sullivan, says he was told Houck hanged himself in a shower, while the Bureau of Prisons has not confirmed this and the medical examiner had not yet ruled on the cause and manner of death; friends and a federal defender have questioned the suicide account and called for a full investigation.
Reported by: his attorney, William C. Sullivan (family or their lawyers); Bureau of Prisons (the agency that held him); New York City medical examiner's office (medical examiner or coroner); friends and a federal defender.