Russell Sell
Russell Sell, 45, died on January 7, 1963, six days after an incident on January 1 in the infirmary at Farview State Hospital in Waymart, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. A Wayne County special grand jury panel, as reported by the Scranton Times in 1979, said staff beat him and then left him in solitary confinement without medical care. An autopsy found several broken ribs, and his body was exhumed in 1976 for further examination. Few of the resulting indictments ended in convictions.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (neglect alleged). A 1979 Wayne County special grand jury panel said staff beat him and then left him in solitary confinement without medical care.
Reported by: Wayne County special grand jury panel (court); Scranton Times (reporters).