Died in custody
Peter Peterson
Peter Peterson was listed as being from Cass County when he was held at the Yankton County Insane Asylum in Yankton. He died in a fire at the asylum, and the managers said it was reasonably certain that his body was among the four recovered. The asylum's managers described the death as an accident caused by the fire.
Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident. The asylum managers attribute the death to a fire at the asylum.
Reported by: asylum managers. The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.