Deaths in Custody
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Becky Faircloth

62 years old · died August 7, 2023 · John E. Goode Pretrial Detention Facility, Duval County, Florida

Becky Faircloth, 62, collapsed at breakfast in the Duval County jail in Jacksonville, Florida, in August 2023 and was taken to a local medical facility, where she died days later. Her husband said she had a history of medical problems, including sleep apnea and lupus. The medical examiner's office, in a report signed by deputy chief medical examiner Dr. Robert Pfalzgraf, concluded she died of a ruptured brain aneurysm and classified the death as natural.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: Medical examiner's office (deputy chief medical examiner Dr. Robert Pfalzgraf) (medical examiner or coroner).

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