Samantha Sanchez
Samantha Sanchez, 25, had recently given birth and had a family history of heart disease, and she had been hospitalized in the months before she was held at the Sheboygan County Detention Center. On October 25, 2015, she was found dead in her cell there. A Sheboygan Police Department report attributes her death to polysubstance toxicity, citing an autopsy that found drugs in her body, and says she had not been taking prescribed heart and blood pressure medication while held. Other people held at the facility said she looked unwell in the days before she died, while the report says staff and others noticed no sickness before her death. Police said they found no foul play and brought no charges.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Sheboygan Police Department report attributes her death to polysubstance toxicity after an autopsy found drugs concealed in her body, and District Attorney Joe DeCecco also gave this cause.
Reported by: Sheboygan Police Department (outside investigators); Sheboygan District Attorney Joe DeCecco.