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Chris Lowery

48 years old · died July 6, 2013 · Augusta State Medical Prison, Augusta, Georgia

Chris Lowery, 48, died on July 6, 2013, at Augusta State Medical Prison in Augusta, Georgia, where they were held. The Georgia Supreme Court said Lowery was strangled by a cellmate. A Richmond County jury convicted the cellmate of murder, and the Georgia Supreme Court upheld that conviction in 2021. The summary the sources give notes that prison staff tried to revive Lowery.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Georgia Supreme Court says his cellmate strangled him at Augusta State Medical Prison, and a Richmond County jury convicted the cellmate of murder.

Reported by: Georgia Supreme Court (court).

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