As life imitates Isaac Asimov, again [a]

Note the "suicide" was in May, 2021, but just came into
news coverage this week 'cuz lawsuits

[Associated Press]

Family sues after nuclear physicist's death in Virginia jail

Falls Church, VA - The family of a nuclear physicist who died by suicide 
in a Virginia jail is suing the U.S. government after his psychotropic 
medicine was discontinued and he was denied admission to a federal medical 
prison.

The lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court on behalf of Christopher 
Lapp's 16-year-old daughter alleges that a series of errors by prison 
officials, federal marshals, prosecutors and physicians contributed to 
Lapp's 2021 death.
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Lapp, who was 62 when he died, had multiple degrees, including a Ph.D. 
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His father, Ralph Lapp, 
was a scientist who worked on the Manhattan Project.
    ....
Lapp hanged himself in his jail cell in May 2021, roughly a month after he 
had pleaded guilty. He left a behind a note for his daughter, writing that 
"some bad people have been after me for a while. I have been trying to 
determine who they are but things are not good. It is better for everyone 
if I am not around so they can't harm others."
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rest:
https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/christopher-lapp-family-sues-nuclear-physicists-death-in-virginia-jail

[a] "Breeds there a Man..."

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