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(CBS) More details surrounding the death of incarcerated TV pitchman Don Lapre have been released. Authorities say the Arizona-based late night infomercial personality killed himself early Sunday morning, two days before his $52 million fraud trial was to begin.



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Law enforcement officials said a "large amount of blood" was found in the jail cell where Lapre was being held, and that the pitchman had committed suicide by cutting himself.

TMZ spoke to Lapre's mother, Shirley Cleveland, who alleged that her son's anti-depressant medication was taken from him when he was sent to jail. She also claims the father of two had attempted to commit suicide in the past. She told TMZ that when she learned that law officials had allegedly taken away his medication, she appealed to her son's lawyer for help. Cleveland claims her son was given another medication eventually, but that it did not treat his depression.

When the TV pitchman did not appear for his arraignment in June, a warrant was issued for his arrest. Officials say they found Lapre hiding out in a gym, with a deep cut to his groin. At that time, they believed he had tried to commit suicide by slicing his femoral artery.