Anna Young
Anna Young, 79, died on March 31, 2021, while in the custody of the Florida Department of Corrections, having been transferred into state custody that February. She was held at the Florida Women's Reception Center in Ocala. A Medical Examiner report lists her cause of death as COVID-19 pneumonia and her manner of death as natural, while Alachua County sheriff's deputies told local media in April 2021 that she likely died of COVID-19. Local reports noted a hospital wristband on her wrist, and the Department said at the time that the medical examiner was still determining the cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Medical Examiner ruled the cause COVID-19 pneumonia and the manner natural, and the Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner as natural.
Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held her); Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner); Alachua County Sheriff's deputies.
News reports (5)
- Inmate Mortality, fiscal year 2020-2021, archived
- Cult leader Anna Young dies in state custody
- “Justice was served” Investigator in the Anna Young case discusses death of former cult leader
- ‘House Of Prayer’ Leader Anna Young Died In Prison, Had Contracted COVID-19
- Imprisoned Alachua County cult leader died from COVID-19