Deaths in CustodyWork in progressIn progress
Died in prison

Tony Willoughby

48 years old · died April 7, 2014 · Airway Heights Corrections Center, Washington

Tony Willoughby, 48, died on April 7, 2014, after hanging himself in his cell at the Airway Heights Corrections Center near Spokane, Washington, according to the Washington Department of Corrections. Shortly before, he was reportedly seen at dinner happy and joking. He had been held at the prison for nearly three decades. The Department of Corrections said he was not considered a suicide risk. His death is recorded by the department as a suicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Washington Department of Corrections says he hanged himself in his cell at Airway Heights Corrections Center.

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

Source