Died in prison
Lee Mikeal Cawthon
Lee Mikeal Cawthon, 45, died at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, South Carolina, in October 2021. The South Carolina Department of Corrections said he was found dead on a Tuesday and that the death is being investigated as a suspected suicide. The department and the State Law Enforcement Division are investigating, and an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The South Carolina Department of Corrections says it is investigating the death as a suspected suicide, pending an autopsy.
Reported by: South Carolina Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.