Rachael Schmidt
Rachael Schmidt, 38, of Savanna, died in her cell at the Carroll County Jail in Mount Carroll, Illinois, on March 27, 2010. The Carroll County Coroner, Matthew Jones, said preliminary autopsy findings indicated asphyxiation by hanging, and the sheriff said she was alone in her cell. The coroner's inquest was still pending, with the Illinois State Police Crime Scene Investigative Unit assisting, so the cause and circumstances of her death had not been finally determined.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Carroll County Coroner Matthew Jones's preliminary autopsy findings indicate asphyxiation by hanging, and the sheriff said she was alone in her cell.
Reported by: Carroll County Coroner Matthew Jones (medical examiner or coroner); Carroll County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her).