Now, ABC15 has learned two more inmates died this week and their deaths are being investigated as potential homicides.

The deaths mark the fourth and fifth suspicious inmate deaths in April 2025. The deaths also come after a triple homicide in a Tucson prison.

A notorious criminal known for taking two prison guards hostage in Buckeye back in 2004 is accused of killing three inmates ...

Inmate Daniel Montoya, 36, died on April 12, 2025, at Abrazo West Campus, according to a press release from the Arizona ...

Ricky Wassenaar was convicted on 19 charges, including kidnapping, after a hostage situation at an Arizona state prison in ...

One of Arizona’s most notorious prisoners was able to kill three fellow inmates because of significant security failures and ...

An investigation is underway after an inmate died, according to the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and ...

Arizona inmate Ricky Wassenaar, currently serving 16 life sentences, is now being accused of killing three inmates.

Ricky Wassenaar had a lengthy criminal history that grew during his time in prison. He is currently serving 16 life sentences ...

Wassenaar and another inmate took over a Buckeye prison tower in 2004 in a 15-day standoff that gripped the nation. Now, he's ...

A preliminary ADCRR investigation noted Wassenaar "acted with intent to harm" the victims, but a motive was not immediately identified. Prison officials noted the incident appeared isolated as ...