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Byron Thornton

died June 11, 2023 · Wakulla Correctional Institution, Florida

Byron Thornton died on June 11, 2023, while held at Wakulla Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections lists the manner of death as natural. The department's record gives no cause of death, and no other details about the circumstances have been reported.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: Florida 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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