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Leo Savard

51 years old · died May 18, 2010 · MCI Concord, Concord, Massachusetts

Leo Savard, 51, of Lowell, was held without bail at MCI-Concord awaiting trial when corrections officers found him dead in his cell during a routine count on the morning of May 18, 2010. The Department of Corrections, through spokeswoman Diane Wiffin, said he was found with a ligature around his neck. The district attorney's office has joined the investigation, which is ongoing and has not reached a determination of how he died.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Diane Wiffin, spokeswoman for the Department of Corrections, said he was found with a ligature around his neck, and the investigation is ongoing.

Reported by: Diane Wiffin, spokeswoman for the Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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