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Christopher DeBoe

Christopher DeBoe was stabbed to death in a day room at Western Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Missouri on December 9, 2015. According to the Missouri Department of Corrections investigation, which Buchanan County Prosecutor Dwight Scroggins also cited, a fellow prisoner attacked him from behind and the wounds killed him almost immediately. The case moved through court in St. Joseph in August 2016.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A fellow prisoner stabbed him from behind in a day room, according to the Missouri Department of Corrections investigation and Buchanan County Prosecutor Dwight Scroggins.

Reported by: Missouri Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Buchanan County Prosecutor Dwight Scroggins.

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