Timothy Russell

Timothy Russell, 53, was held on death row at San Quentin State Prison in California, where he had been since 1999. He was found unresponsive in his solo cell late on Friday, October 4, 2013, and was pronounced dead the next day. Corrections officials said his death was being investigated as a suicide, and they released no further details about the cause. A state corrections list gives the date of death as October 5, 2013, a day later than the news reports.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Corrections officials said the death is being investigated as a suspected suicide and released no further details about the cause.

Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

Sources (3)

• Condemned Inmates Who Have Died Since 1978 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Condemned Inmates Who Have Died Since 1978
• Death row inmate who killed 2 deputies dies KCRA, October 7, 2013
• Calif. cop killer on death row found dead in cell Police1, October 9, 2013