Vito Joseph Loiacono
Vito Joseph Loiacono, 46, died on June 14, 2007, while held at the Marion County Jail in Ocala, Florida, before trial. Sheriff's Sgt. David Hopkins and other authorities said he hanged himself from his bunk bed with his jail uniform pants. His public defender said he had obvious mental problems, called his death a tragedy, and said his family is suffering. Authorities said there were no signs the death was anything other than suicide and asked the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate independently.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed). Sheriff's Sgt. David Hopkins and other authorities said he hanged himself from his bunk with his jail uniform pants, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement was asked to investigate independently.
Reported by: Sheriff's Sgt. David Hopkins and other authorities (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
Custody: Awaiting trial.