Messier
Messier, 23, was a patient at the Bridgewater state facility in Massachusetts, where he was held in psychiatric care, and he died there in 2014. According to the Plymouth district attorney Timothy J. Cruz and the autopsy, his injuries were consistent with a beating, including bleeding of the brain and blunt force injuries to the neck and torso. Staff were restraining him when his heart stopped during efforts to strap him down. The medical examiner first ruled the death a homicide but later changed that finding, and the manner of death remains undetermined. No guards have been charged or disciplined.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed). Plymouth district attorney Timothy J. Cruz says the autopsy found injuries consistent with a beating, and the medical examiner first ruled the death a homicide but later pulled back from that finding.
Reported by: medical examiner or coroner; Plymouth district attorney Timothy J. Cruz.