Man Charged with Murdering Girlfriend and Newborn Son Found Dead Behind Bars

A man awaiting trial for killing his girlfriend and their newborn son was found dead Wednesday night inside the Erie County Correctional Facility, ending the criminal case before it could reach a jury.

According to the Erie County Sheriff’s Office, 30-year-old Kidane Haile was discovered unresponsive in the shower area of the Alden facility shortly before 9pm. Officials said he was housed in a part of the jail where inmates could move about without constant supervision. One person familiar with the jail’s oversight structure explained that you don’t have a correctional officer with you in the shower.

Authorities say the death is being investigated as an apparent suicide, though the official cause has not yet been determined. An autopsy is scheduled to take place. Foul play has not been ruled out.

Haile had been facing charges of 1st and 2nd degree murder in the deaths of 29-year-old Katie Carrig and their 4-day-old son, Noah, who were found inside their Norwood Avenue home in Buffalo on October 18th.

Prosecutors alleged Haile strangled Carrig, killed the infant, and then set fire to the residence in an effort to hide the crimes.

He was also charged with arson and, if convicted, faced the possibility of life without parole. Haile had been scheduled to return to court in January.

Despite many being upset that the criminal prosecution never was able to play out, several have already made their opinions clear on social media that justice has been served.

"More justice than the victims and their families could have ever gotten in a courtroom," commented one person.

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Man Charged with Murdering Girlfriend and Newborn Son Found Dead Behind Bars