Saverio Piazzola
Saverio Piazzola, 72, was found dead in his cell at Lieber Correctional Institution in Ridgeville, Dorchester County, South Carolina, on Sunday, September 26, 2010. The South Carolina Department of Corrections spokesman, Josh Gelinas, said prison officials are treating the death as a homicide. An autopsy was being conducted, and the department and the State Law Enforcement Division are running separate investigations, including into a cellmate.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. South Carolina Department of Corrections spokesman Josh Gelinas said prison officials are treating the death as a homicide, and the State Law Enforcement Division is investigating a cellmate.
Reported by: South Carolina Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); State Law Enforcement Division (outside investigators).