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Chad Ku

43 years old · died August 2, 2016 · California State Prison, Corcoran, Kings County, California

Chad Ku, 43, was held at California State Prison, Corcoran, where he was found unconscious in his cell on August 2, 2016. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said he was pronounced dead at the prison's medical facility nearly an hour later. Prison officials are investigating the death as a possible homicide and said his cellmate may have killed him, though the cellmate is a suspect and no finding has been made.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says his cellmate may have killed him and is investigating the death as a possible homicide.

Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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