Michael J. Murray
Michael J. Murray, 54, died on February 5, 2016, at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where he was being held before trial. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation describes his death as an apparent suicide, saying he hanged himself in his cell during recreation time. Jail personnel found him unresponsive, and he was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The TBI said it was gathering evidence and interviews and would turn its findings over to the district attorney, and the Daily News Journal reported that his death was one of two suicides at the jail that year.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation describes the death as an apparent suicide, saying he hanged himself in his cell during recreation time.
Reported by: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).