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Bruce Hunsicker

died January 22, 2017 · Apalachee Correctional Institution, Jackson County, Florida

Bruce Hunsicker died in 2012 while held at Apalachee Correctional Institution in Sneads, Florida. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded his death as a homicide on July 5, 2012, at the Apalachee East Unit. According to a State Attorney's Office, his cellmate choked and stabbed him in a shower area. The State Attorney's Office said the cellmate confessed.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. His cellmate confessed to choking and stabbing him in a shower area, according to the State Attorney's Office.

Reported by: State Attorney's Office (outside investigators); Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him).

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