Man Accused of Attacking Sister With Hatchet After She Wakes From 2-Year Coma Dies in Custody
His death likely brings a close to a highly unusual case in which the investigation was stalled for two years by a lack of evidence.
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His death likely brings a close to a highly unusual case in which the investigation was stalled for two years by a lack of evidence.
Authorities say Daniel J. Palmer III was pronounced dead Thursday at a Charleston hospital. No cause of death was released.
Days after being charged with brutally beating his sister who woke up from a two-year coma, West Virginia native Daniel Palmer has died from multiple health issues. He was arrested on July 15 after Wanda Palmer accused him as the person who assaulted her.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Daniel J. Palmer III had long been considered the key suspect in a brutal attack that left his sister comatose two years ago. But the case remained dormant -- until she awakened last month.
His death likely brings a close to a highly unusual case in which the investigation was stalled for two years by a lack of evidence.