First Posted: Jul 19, 2021 12:40 AM EDT
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A Utah man sentenced to 30 years in jail for beating his wife to death during a cruise was found dead inside his prison cell in Alaska last week.
New York Post reported that the Alaska Department of Corrections had confirmed the death of Kenneth Manzanares.
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Utah Man Accused of Killing His Wife Found Dead Inside Prison Cell
Kenneth Manzanares was found unresponsive inside his prison cell around 7 a.m. on Wednesday, July 14, New York Daily News reported.
The 43-year-old detainee accused of killing his wife has been detained at the Lemon Creek Correctional Center in Juneau, Alaska.
JUNEAU — A Utah man awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the beating death of his wife on an Alaska cruise had brain abnormalities a defense expert
Defense: Utah man charged with killing wife had brain injury
By BECKY BOHRERMay 7, 2021 GMT
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) A Utah man awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the beating death of his wife on an Alaska cruise had brain abnormalities a defense expert deemed consistent with injuries caused by playing contact sports, according to a court filing in the case.
The filing by federal public defender Jamie McGrady states that this, combined with what was at the time an undiagnosed bipolar disorder and “a problematic combination of prescribed medication and alcohol resulted in an aberrant episode of violence” by Kenneth Manzanares.
Defence: Utah man charged with killing wife had brain injury
by Becky Bohrer, The Associated Press
Posted May 7, 2021 4:47 pm EDT
Last Updated May 7, 2021 at 4:58 pm EDT
JUNEAU, Alaska A Utah man awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the beating death of his wife on an Alaska cruise had brain abnormalities a defence expert deemed consistent with injuries caused by playing contact sports, according to a court filing in the case.
The filing by federal public defender Jamie McGrady states that this, combined with what was at the time an undiagnosed bipolar disorder and “a problematic combination of prescribed medication and alcohol resulted in an aberrant episode of violence” by Kenneth Manzanares.