Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Laurel Leeker

48 years old · Jefferson County Jail, Jefferson County, Missouri

Laurel Leeker, 48, was held at the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Jail in Missouri, where she was found unresponsive in a single cell. Sheriff Dave Marshak reported her death as an apparent suicide and said the investigation revealed no signs of foul play. The final cause of death is to be determined by the Medical Examiner's Office.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Sheriff Dave Marshak reported the death as an apparent suicide, with no signs of foul play; the final cause is pending with the Medical Examiner's Office.

Reported by: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

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