Matthew Williams
Matthew Williams, 31, was found dead in his cell at Lieber Correctional Institution in Ridgeville, South Carolina, on September 13, 2019. The S.C. Department of Corrections said the death is being treated as a homicide and an investigation has begun. Officers believe he was attacked by his cellmate, and an arrest warrant gives blunt force trauma to the head as the cause of death after a fight in the cell. A cellmate has been charged with murder in connection with his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The S.C. Department of Corrections says his cellmate attacked him and is treating the death as a homicide, and an arrest warrant gives blunt force trauma to the head as the cause.
Reported by: S.C. Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); arrest warrant.