Summary

The Colbert County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama has asked the FBI to investigate the death of Dennoriss Richardson, a 39-year-old Black man found hanging in an abandoned home, after his wife, Leigh Ann Richardson, alleged his death was staged to look like a suicide.

While local authorities ruled it a suicide based on autopsy results, Leigh Ann disputes this, noting her husband was not depressed and was preparing to return to prison to complete a sentence.

Richardson had recently filed a federal lawsuit against Sheffield police, accusing them of abusive behavior during his 2022 detention.