Elon Werner was a civilian employee at Attica Correctional Facility who died during the Attica Prison riot that began on September 9, 1971. He was the uncle of Correctional Officer Ronald D. Werner, who was shot on September 9 and died of his wounds on September 13, 1971. Both deaths occurred amid the inmate takeover and the violent clashes that followed.

Does anyone have further information about Elon Werner’s role at Attica or contemporaneous accounts that clarify the circumstances of his death?