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Michael W. Kinison

50 years old · died August 10, 2020 · Whiteside County Jail, Whiteside County, Illinois

Michael W. Kinison, 50, died on August 10, 2020, while held at the Whiteside County Jail in Whiteside County, Illinois. The Whiteside County Sheriff's Office reported his death as a suicide. According to the sheriff's office, a staff member found him hanging in his cell during what the office described as a routine cell check.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Whiteside County Sheriff's Office ruled the death a suicide, saying staff found him hanging in his cell during a routine check.

Reported by: Whiteside County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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