Died in prison
Richard Weems
Richard Weems died in 2022 while held in a Mississippi prison. The state medical examiner's office ruled the manner of death undetermined, and examiners noted signs of blunt force trauma on his body. In 2023, an incarcerated person told the Mississippi Free Press that they saw Weems being beaten, and that account has not been confirmed by the medical examiner's findings.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed). The state medical examiner's office ruled the death undetermined, while an incarcerated person told the Mississippi Free Press he saw Weems being beaten.
Reported by: state medical examiner's office (medical examiner or coroner); an incarcerated person quoted by the Mississippi Free Press (witnesses).