Died in jail or a lockup
Paula Orth
Paula Orth, 47, died at the El Paso County Jail in Colorado on July 24, 2025. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office said she was found unresponsive in her cell that evening and was pronounced dead at 7:40 p.m. The sheriff's office has requested an autopsy from the county coroner and reports no indication of self-harm, assault, or foul play so far, though the coroner had not confirmed a cause of death as of the agency's August update. The investigation is ongoing.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: El Paso County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.