Michel Veillette
Michel Veillette, 34, died in his jail cell early on a Tuesday morning in April 2008, according to officials. A corrections officer found him hanging by a sheet, and the sheriff's office said he took his own life. His lawyer said he had grown more upbeat in his last weeks and was focused on his defense, and that he kept a strip of photos of his children that he would bring out when talking about his case. Officials said he had been on suicide watch during his first 10 days in custody and had shown no unusual behavior shortly before his death, while the lawyer called it a very sad ending.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Sheriff Tom Ariss said Veillette took his own life by hanging in his cell and had been on suicide watch during his first 10 days in custody.
Reported by: Sheriff Tom Ariss and officials (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.