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Allan Harold Watnem

91 years old · died January 28, 2026 · Iowa Medical and Classification Center, Johnson County, Iowa

Allan Harold Watnem, 91, died on January 28, 2026, in the infirmary unit of the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Coralville, a prison run by the Iowa Department of Corrections, where he was held. The department's press release did not give a cause or manner of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Iowa Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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