Died in prison
Ancel Hamm
Ancel Hamm, 81, died on August 4, 2025, while held at SCI Laurel Highlands, a state prison in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, which houses people with severe medical issues. A spokesman for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections confirmed the death. The state's reporting to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency lists the manner of death as natural causes.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency lists the manner of death as natural causes, as reported by the Department of Corrections.
Reported by: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.