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Adam Lewis Varnedoe

45 years old · died June 25, 2025 · Chatham County Jail, Chatham County, Georgia

Adam Lewis Varnedoe, a Savannah native, died on June 25, 2025, at the Chatham County Detention Center in Georgia, where he was being held. According to the reporting, he was found unresponsive in his cell and pronounced dead at the jail. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating, and an autopsy will be performed by its Crime Lab to determine the cause and manner of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Georgia Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).

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