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Miranda Peoples

35 years old · died June 26, 2017 · Marion County Jail, Marion County, Indiana

Miranda Peoples, 35, had been held at the Marion County Jail in Indianapolis since June 17, 2017. On the night of Monday, June 26, 2017, she was found unresponsive in her cell and pronounced dead shortly after. The Marion County Sheriff's Office said her death was an apparent suicide and that no foul play was suspected. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, the sheriff's office, the coroner and the forensic services agency are investigating the death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Marion County Sheriff's Office says her death appears to be a suicide and that no foul play is suspected, with investigations still underway.

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

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