Scott Dozier
Scott Dozier, 48, died on January 5, 2019, at Ely State Prison in Nevada, where he was held on death row under the custody of the Nevada Department of Corrections. His former attorney Clark Patrick said he was shocked by the death and that Dozier had been looking forward to a planned visit. The department said he was found hanging from a bed sheet tied to an air vent in his cell, that it was an apparent suicide, and that he was not on suicide watch. His lawyers had said earlier that his isolation was worsening his mental state, and the White Pine County Sheriff's Office and the state inspector general were investigating the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Nevada Department of Corrections says he hanged himself and was not on suicide watch, and his lawyers said his isolation had worsened his mental state.
Reported by: Nevada Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Clark County coroner's office (medical examiner or coroner); White Pine County Sheriff-Coroner Scott Henriod (medical examiner or coroner).
News reports (10)
- Nevada Department of Corrections, 2019 Offender In-Custody Deaths
- Nevada death row inmate Scott Dozier dead from apparent suicide - Las Vegas Review-Journal
- Convicted killer Scott Dozier found dead in apparent suicide at Ely State Prison
- Nevada inmate whose execution called off found dead in cell
- Nevada Death Row Inmate Found Dead In Apparent Suicide
- Nevada death row inmate found dead in cell after execution called off twice
- Apparent suicide of Nevada death-row inmate spurs questions
- Nevada inmate who for years asked to be executed kills himself on death row
- Nevada inmate whose execution was called off found dead
- Nevada death row inmate Scott Dozier died by suicide, coroner says | Courts | Crime - Las Vegas Review-Journal