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Cody Newton

died February 5, 2023 · Wakulla Correctional Institution, Florida

Cody Newton died on February 5, 2023, while held at Wakulla Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as suicide. The available record gives no details of Newton's life, the events leading up to the death, or the care and supervision provided beforehand, and the department's suicide finding is its own claim and has not been independently tested.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

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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