Stavri Yanka
Stavri Yanka, 34, of Adams, Massachusetts, died on November 7, 2021, at the Berkshire County House of Correction in Pittsfield, where he was held before trial. Staff at the jail found him in his cell that Sunday afternoon, and he was pronounced dead at Berkshire Medical Center. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined the cause of death was asphyxiation and the manner was suicide, according to the Berkshire District Attorney's Office. State Police and the district attorney's office say the investigation remains open while they review video, reports and interviews.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide
Reported by: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner); Berkshire District Attorney's Office (outside investigators).