Died in prison
Scott Eby
Scott Eby, 52, died in early December 2023 while held at Menard Correctional Center, a state prison in southern Illinois. The Will County Sheriff's Office said he died there, and the Illinois Department of Corrections reported his manner of death as suicide. No cause of death has been publicly released, and the Illinois Department of Corrections was not immediately available for comment on the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Illinois Department of Corrections reported the manner of death as suicide.
Reported by: Illinois Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
News reports (5)
- Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, Death in Custody Reports (edition of 2026-07-28)
- Scott Eby, Riley Fox's confessed murderer, dies in prison, Will County Sheriff's Office confirms
- Scott Eby, who admitted to rape and murder of 3-year-old Riley Fox, dies in prison
- Confessed killer in Riley Fox case dies in prison
- Scott Eby, who confessed to 2004 murder of Riley Fox, dies in Illinois prison