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Crystal McClendon

34 years old · died April 13, 2016 · Taycheedah Correctional Institution, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Crystal McClendon, 34, was held at Taycheedah Correctional Institution in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She collapsed at the prison on April 11, 2016, was taken to a hospital, and was transferred to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, where she died on April 13. The Fond du Lac medical examiner's office ruled that she died of a preexisting medical condition, Assistant Police Chief Steve Klein said. Police said no criminal action was involved.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Fond du Lac medical examiner's office ruled she died of a preexisting medical condition, according to Assistant Police Chief Steve Klein.

Reported by: Fond du Lac medical examiner's office (medical examiner or coroner).

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