Leeland Mark Braley's death has been confirmed as a suicide. GBI spokesman John Bankhead said autopsy results finalized last week indicted Braley died of cervical suspension consistent with suicide by hanging.
However, reports alleging Braley was murdered continue to turn up.
The body of Leeland Braley was autopsied at the Georgia crime lab in Decatur where Dr. Kris Sperry conducts a tour Friday.
Braley death confirmed as suicide
The most recent comes from The Confined Coalition in Fyffe, Ala., which claims to have received direct information from death row inmate David Scott Franks.
Franks was disciplined in the days before Braley's death after contraband items were found in the exercise pen the condemned use. Franks claims the seized contraband included two cell phones, two six-inch metal chisels, one Leatherman tool, four pieces of hacksaw blade, three $20 bills and two plastic bottles purported to be miniature explosive devices.
There have been reports Braley was extremely upset about the foiling of an apparent escape attempt in which these items would have been used. He was dead two days later.
For more, read the Wednesday, March 3 print/eEdition of The Pike County Journal-Reporter.
Franks was disciplined in the days before Braley's death after contraband items were found in the exercise pen the condemned use. Franks claims the seized contraband included two cell phones, two six-inch metal chisels, one Leatherman tool, four pieces of hacksaw blade, three $20 bills and two plastic bottles purported to be miniature explosive devices.
There have been reports Braley was extremely upset about the foiling of an apparent escape attempt in which these items would have been used. He was dead two days later.
For more, read the Wednesday, March 3 print/eEdition of The Pike County Journal-Reporter.
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jailbird
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03/03/10 at 10:40 AM
The "confined coalition" alleges he was murdered? This is really a big deal! David Scott Franks is a reputable source, upstanding individual who was sent to prison by mistake no doubt. These stories make me want to puke.
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