Kenneth Michael Trentadue
Kenneth Michael Trentadue died on August 21, 1995, while held at the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City. Staff said they found him hanging by a bed sheet in his cell and treated the death as a suicide. His family and others alleged he had been beaten and that the death was covered up. A later Justice Department review concluded it was a suicide and found no conspiracy, but said the Bureau of Prisons response was significantly flawed.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed). Federal Transfer Center staff said he hanged himself with a bed sheet, but his family alleges he was beaten and that the death was covered up, and a Justice Department review found it a suicide while calling the Bureau of Prisons response significantly flawed.
Reported by: Federal Transfer Center correctional officers and staff (the agency that held him); Justice Department review (1999) (outside investigators); his family.