Bobby Carpenter
Bobby Carpenter died on September 9, 2020, at Valdosta State Prison in Valdosta, Georgia, where he was held in the custody of the Georgia Department of Corrections. The department said he was pronounced dead shortly before 8 a.m. and that investigators believe he died from injuries sustained in a fight with another person held at the prison. Lowndes County Coroner Austin Fiveash said at the time that stab wounds appeared to be the cause, and his body was sent to the GBI crime lab in Macon for autopsy. In 2023, another person held at the prison was indicted in connection with his death, and an indictment is not a conviction.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Georgia Department of Corrections and Lowndes County Coroner Austin Fiveash say stab wounds from a fight with another person held at Valdosta State Prison caused his death.
Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Lowndes County Coroner Austin Fiveash (medical examiner or coroner).