Lizza Gadlin
Lizza Gadlin, 57, died on April 19, 2025, while held by the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office. She had been housed at the Lon Evans Corrections Center in downtown Fort Worth and was taken by ambulance to John Peter Smith Hospital the day she died. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office attributed her death to a coronary thrombus, a blood clot, caused by atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease. A spokesperson for the Parker County Sheriff's Office first said the department had no records of the death, and that office is investigating.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office attributed her death to a coronary thrombus due to heart disease, and the Parker County Sheriff's Office is investigating, though a spokesperson first said the department had no records of the death.
Reported by: Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); Texas Office of the Attorney General custodial death report.