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Charles Butler

62 years old · died April 9, 2015 · Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Arkansas

Charles Butler, 62, died on April 9, 2015, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center while in the custody of the Arkansas Department of Correction. Department spokesman Cathy Frye said his death was from natural causes, but no specific cause was released. The information was made public only after an inquiry by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Arkansas Department of Correction spokesman Cathy Frye said the death was from natural causes, without releasing a specific cause.

Reported by: Arkansas Department of Correction (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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