Died in prison
Brenda Merkel
Brenda Merkel died in a hospital on March 3, 2024, held at Mabel Bassett Correctional Center, in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Brenda Merkel was 66 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.