Lisa Michelle Ellington
Lisa Michelle Ellington, 55, died on February 1, 2024, while held at the Platte County Detention Center in Missouri. Staff found her unresponsive in a housing unit, and according to the detention center, staff attempted lifesaving measures before she was pronounced dead. The Platte County Sheriff's Office said preliminary findings indicate suicide, and an investigation into her death is ongoing. The sheriff's office has not established a final cause or manner of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Platte County Sheriff's Office says preliminary findings indicate suicide, and the investigation is ongoing.
Reported by: Platte County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her); Platte County Detention Center officials (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.