Richard Carrell
Richard Carrell, 56, was found dead in his cell at Miami Correctional Facility in Bunker Hill, Indiana, on May 19, 2019, by a correctional officer. The autopsy ruled his death suffocation by strangulation, and police said his cellmate was arrested in connection with it. Court documents describe an argument between the two men about stolen belongings before he died, and the cellmate told police he blacked out during the argument. Accounts of how the death happened rest on the police and autopsy findings and the cellmate's statement to police.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The autopsy ruled the death suffocation by strangulation, and police arrested his cellmate in connection with it; the cellmate told police he blacked out during an argument over stolen belongings.
Reported by: Miami Correctional Facility police press release (the agency that held him); autopsy; court documents.