Seth Donnelly
Seth Donnelly died on June 23, 2019. In These Times reported that he collapsed on June 21 while training attack dogs at the French Robinson Unit in Abilene, Texas, where temperatures reached 97 degrees, and that he was wearing a heavy 75-pound suit while the dogs tried to bite him. The outlet reported that his body temperature was 106 when he reached the hospital, and that he died two days later after doctors removed life support. A preliminary autopsy lists multiorgan failure following severe hyperthermia as the cause of death. The Texas Attorney General's custodial death report instead lists him as held at the Robertson Unit in Taylor County, a different facility from the one In These Times named.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. Reports say he wore a 75-pound suit while training attack dogs in 97-degree heat, and a preliminary autopsy lists multiorgan failure following severe hyperthermia.
Reported by: preliminary autopsy.