The Death of Thomas E. Steeples

Thomas E. Steeples was already in prison after being convicted of a chillingly similar double murder which had also taken place in a rented motel room. Just as authorities were preparing to prosecute the imprisoned Steeples, he died of a heroin overdose in his cell. Some believe it was a deliberate attempt at taking his own life, as Steeples didn't appear to have developed any kind of drug habit whilst in prison. What's more, the amount of opiates in his system post-mortem was enough to send even the most hardened addict into cardiac arrest. In her honor, Jeremy and Heather's family later created the Heather O'Felman Memorial Scholarship at her alma mater,