Died in prison
Phillip Casto
Phillip Casto, 35, died on September 30, 2016, while held at Mount Olive Correctional Complex in Mount Olive, West Virginia. Staff found him unresponsive in his cell during a head count, and he was pronounced dead a short time later. The prison said the initial indication is suicide. Internal and State Police reviews of the death were underway.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation said the initial indication is suicide, with internal and State Police reviews underway.
Reported by: West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
Custody: Serving a sentence.