Stephen Hugueley
Stephen Hugueley, 53, was held on death row at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tennessee. He died early on July 16, 2021, three days after the state filed a motion to set his execution date. The Tennessee Department of Correction said he appears to have died of natural causes, with the exact cause pending. His attorney, Amy Harwell, said he had been suicidal for years and that corrections officials told her they did not think his death was a suicide. His attorney described him as someone who had been deeply harmed over many years and who showed great strength of spirit in enduring years of isolation.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Tennessee Department of Correction said he appears to have died of natural causes, with the exact cause pending, and his attorney said he had been suicidal for years.
Reported by: Tennessee Department of Correction (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.