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Anchorage jail inmate admits to killing cellmate, says he ‘snapped’
By ktva.com- Lauren Maxwell
Published: 12/15/2015

ANCHORAGE –

A preliminary report from the State Medical Examiners office says a man who died at the Anchorage Jail Friday was the victim of a homicide.

The report says 53-year-old Mark Canul was found unresponsive in his cell on Friday afternoon. An initial autopsy report released by the State Medical Examiner’s Office revealed Canul’s cause of death was strangulation.

“Their office is conducting further testing that may reveal additional details of the death at a later date,” a statement from the Department of Corrections read.

According to the documents the cell was covered in blood. Canul’s cellmate, 20-year-old James Clinton, admitted to the killing.

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