Died in prison
Samuel Rotondo
Samuel Rotondo, 47, died on March 21, 2020, at the Arizona State Prison Complex-Eyman in Florence, where he was held. The Arizona Department of Corrections said he had committed an act of self-harm. The department said staff tried to revive him before paramedics arrived, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The department said an autopsy would be performed.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Arizona Department of Corrections said he committed an act of self-harm and that staff tried to revive him before paramedics arrived, with an autopsy to follow.
Reported by: Arizona Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.