“When Murdough was found and his cell opened, his internal body temperature and the temperature in the cell were at least 100 degrees. Those temperatures could have been higher before he was discovered because the cell had been closed for several hours, the officials said.”
I’m sorry to hear about the ex marine but a person should have no problem surviving for multiple days in a 100+ degree cell, especially if it has water like most cells do. I dont think it was temp alone.
Given that it only takes a drop of a few degrees of your body temperature is hypothermia1 (bad for you) and that the converse (heating up your body) is likewise bad (103F is a high temperature, 106 is a medical emergency)2 I'd say you're probably dismissing it a little too easily… especially, as written, the cell and body could have been literally boiling (satisfying 'at least').
1 - A normal body temperature is 98.6 °F. A few degrees lower, for example, 95 °F, can be dangerous. It may cause an irregular heartbeat leading to heart problems and death. — nia.nih.gov
2 - Wikipedia Fever
Not so much. It's the same thing when people die in heatwaves. Get the body temperature above about 104 degrees and you've got real trouble.
The jail drugged him and then roasted him. No prisoner deserves a death like this. His crime? Addiction to booze and mental illness? Can’t we do better?
nobody thinks it was temps alone if they read the article. He was supposed to be looked in on. You can bet he showed signs of distress.