Michael R. Spengler
Michael R. Spengler, 38, died on August 19, 2024, at Salinas Valley State Prison, where he was held in the custody of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. CDCR said another incarcerated person attacked him around 10:30 a.m. and that staff stopped the attack and called for medical help. Paramedics pronounced him dead less than 40 minutes later, and CDCR is investigating the death as a homicide, with an inmate-made weapon reportedly found at the scene. The Monterey County Coroner will determine the official cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says another incarcerated man attacked Michael R. Spengler with an inmate-made weapon, and the Monterey County Coroner will determine the official cause of death.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
News reports (4)
- Salinas Valley State Prison Officials Investigating the Death of an Incarcerated Person as a Homicide - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- He murdered two people. Then he was killed in a California prison
- Son Who Tried To Murder Dad In RivCo Accused Of Killing Fellow Inmate
- Salinas Valley State Prison officials investigating inmate homicide