Deaths in Custody
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Stephen Vance Shimmel

47 years old · died November 22, 2017 · Sanilac County Jail, Sanilac County, Michigan

Stephen Vance Shimmel, 47, died on November 22, 2017, while held at the Sanilac County Jail in Sanilac County, Michigan. A news report lists suicide as the cause of death. The material available here does not describe his time at the jail or name anyone who was with him, and the cause has not been independently confirmed.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

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