Willie Durden
Willie Durden was 17 and was described as a model youth who wanted to become a youth counselor and encouraged other boys to turn their lives around. He died early in the morning of October 13, 2005, while held at the Cypress Creek Juvenile Offender Correctional Center in Citrus County, Florida. According to the Bradenton Herald, a worker heard a gurgling sound, and staff waited 20 minutes before summoning help or starting CPR. An autopsy found that he died of ventricular arrhythmia caused by an enlarged, diseased heart.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). The autopsy attributed the death to ventricular arrhythmia from an enlarged, diseased heart, while a worker heard a gurgling sound and staff waited 20 minutes before summoning help or starting CPR.
Reported by: Autopsy (medical examiner or coroner); news report.