Died in prison
Bobby Ricks
Bobby Ricks died in October 2017 at Hancock State Prison in Georgia, where he was held. According to trial evidence described in a Georgia Supreme Court appeal ruling, he was stabbed while showering. Three men were convicted of murder in his death, and in May 2021 the Georgia Supreme Court upheld those convictions.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody
Reported by: Georgia Supreme Court appeal ruling, reporting trial evidence (court).