Patrick Vaughn
Patrick Vaughn, 29, of Pontiac, died on December 28, 2025, at Pontiac Correctional Center in Livingston County, Illinois, where he was held. According to the Livingston County Coroner's Office, he was found unresponsive in his cell that Sunday evening, and fire and ambulance personnel attempted medical aid before he was pronounced dead at 6:07 p.m. The coroner's office, prison officials and Illinois State Police are jointly investigating, and an autopsy was scheduled for December 30. Authorities said no foul play is suspected, but the cause and manner of death remain pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Illinois Department of Corrections reported the death as a suicide.
Reported by: Illinois Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.