Matthew Tyler Wellman
Matthew Tyler Wellman, 32, died on April 30, 2026, while held at the Gib Lewis Unit, a state prison in Woodville, Texas. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Attorney General's office listed his death as natural, pending autopsy findings. The watchdog group TDCJ Troll said it believed he died of a heart attack, and an autopsy was ordered.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice lists the death as natural, pending autopsy, and TDCJ Troll believes he died of a heart attack, with an autopsy ordered.
Reported by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the agency that held him); Attorney General's office custodial death report (outside investigators); TDCJ Troll, a prison watchdog group (advocates).