Identified! SC - Aiken Co., WhtMale 152UMSC, 35-40, suicide in motel room, Nov'97 - Name withheld

aThousandYearsWide

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I wonder if his name will be released. I know some states protect suicide victims from being release much like in Lyle's case and also families choosing for it to be withheld. One question I do have though is that being he was hospitalized for a prior suicide attempt why didn't they have a live photo of him?
 

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Why would they take his picture in the hospital? And if they did, it probably would be protected by privacy laws.
I was working at psychiatric hospitals around this time (1997). Many hospitals had the admitting nurse take photos of patients (polaroids) to put into their charts or medication logs for identification purposes, as arm bands were not used due to safety issues. I'll never forget the toothless old guy who did the perfect impression of "Bitter Beer Face" for his picture - it took all I had not to burst out laughing!
 

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I was working at psychiatric hospitals around this time (1997). Many hospitals had the admitting nurse take photos of patients (polaroids) to put into their charts or medication logs for identification purposes, as arm bands were not used due to safety issues. I'll never forget the toothless old guy who did the perfect impression of "Bitter Beer Face" for his picture - it took all I had not to burst out laughing!

Oh, mental hospital, sorry, my bad. I thought you meant a regular hospital.
 

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On these forums I always think it's better to have it mentioned several times by several people than not at all! Makes me glad that someone is thinking about them. :)
 
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