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Arlo Olson

40 years old · died June 13, 2017 · Fairbanks Correctional Center, Fairbanks, Alaska

Arlo Olson, 40, was held at the Fairbanks Correctional Center in Fairbanks, Alaska, in June 2017. The Alaska Department of Corrections said a correctional officer found him unresponsive in his cell on Saturday, June 10, in an apparent suicide attempt. He was taken to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on the evening of Tuesday, June 13. Troopers and the State Medical Examiner Office are investigating the death, and his next of kin were notified.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Alaska Department of Corrections said a correctional officer found Olson unresponsive in his cell in an apparent suicide attempt.

Reported by: Alaska 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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