Miguel Alvarado
Miguel Alvarado, 36, was an electrical engineer in New York and a U.S. Marine who served in combat in Iraq, according to a family spokesperson, who said he suffered from severe PTSD. He died on April 6, 2025, at Cook County Jail's residential treatment unit, where he was held pretrial, and staff found him unresponsive in a shower area before he was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and pronounced dead. The Cook County Sheriff's Office said there was no evidence of foul play and has listed the manner of death as suicide, while the cause and manner remain subject to autopsy and the sheriff's office has asked the Illinois State Police to investigate independently. Official records certified by the medical examiner list the cause as hanging.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Cook County Sheriff's Office says there was no evidence of foul play and has asked the Illinois State Police to investigate independently, while the cause and manner await autopsy.
Reported by: Cook County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Cook County medical examiner (medical examiner or coroner).