Maust pronounced dead
This story ran on nwitimes.com on Friday, January 20, 2006 12:30 PM CST
Convicted serial killer David Maust died at 7:24 a.m. today, the Lake County Sheriff's Department announced.The Lake County coroner has taken custody of his remains.
Maust tried to commit suicide Thursday.Just after 4 a.m., Lake County Jail guards found Maust, 51, hanging by a bed sheet he had braided into a rope. Minutes before, guards had told Maust to pack his things for the trip to the Department of Correction to begin serving three consecutive life sentences without parole.Maust had been convicted of killing Michael Dennis, 13, James Raganyi, 16, and Nicholas James, 19, all of Hammond.For the full story, see Saturday's editions of The Times.
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