Meng-Ju “Mark” Wu
Meng-Ju “Mark” Wu was a 20-year-old former University of Wisconsin student from Taiwan, and his parents lived in Taiwan. He was in the custody of the Dane County Jail in Wisconsin when he was found hanging in his cell at about 1 a.m. on Monday, January 17, 2005. The county said he died by suicide, hanging from a strip of cloth tied to a sprinkler head, and that deputies had checked on him about an hour before he was found. A family attorney notified his parents of his death, and the county said an investigation and autopsy would follow.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Dane County officials said Wu hanged himself from a strip of cloth tied to a sprinkler head in his cell, and an autopsy was to follow.
Reported by: Dane County (county release) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.