Michael Boughner
Michael Boughner was the son of Linda Renta, who has spoken publicly about his death. According to his mother, he had severe headaches for at least five weeks before he saw a doctor, and a brain tumor was later found. He was held at the Butner Federal Correctional Complex in Butner, North Carolina, for about five months before he died of cancer in March 2019, according to prison records. His mother said he fainted four or five times and that guards believed he was faking it. Prison records list cancer as the cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). Prison records list cancer as the cause, and his mother says guards believed he was faking his headaches and fainting spells, which he reported for weeks before a doctor saw him.
Reported by: prison records. The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.