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Ben Murray

81 years old · died June 16, 2026 · Lexington Assessment and Reception Center, Oklahoma

Ben Murray died in a hospital on June 16, 2026, held at Lexington Assessment and Reception Center, in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Ben Murray was 81 years old. The department lists the manner of death as natural.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Oklahoma Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural.

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

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