Jarvis Butts, the man convicted of murdering 13-year-old Na'Ziyah Harris, has died on death row. The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) confirmed that Butts' cause of death is reported as suicide.
Butts was sentenced to 35-60 years in prison for second-degree murder and multiple counts of sexual assault involving children. He pleaded guilty to the charges and was required to provide information about the location of Harris' body as part of his plea agreement.
Na'Ziyah Harris was last seen in January 2024 after getting off a bus in Detroit. Prosecutors alleged that Butts had been grooming Harris since 2022 and had close ties to her family. Her body has never been recovered.
Butts was also charged with multiple sex crimes involving five other girls between the ages of 4 and 13. With Butts now deceased, questions remain about whether further details surrounding the case, particularly the location of Harris' body, will emerge.
