Died in prison
Danny Joseph Luken
Danny Joseph Luken died on January 6, 2023, while held at the Gib Lewis Unit, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison in Woodville, Tyler County. Staff found him injured in his cell, and he died at Tyler County Hospital. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said his cellmate beat him to death and identified that cellmate as the assailant. The cellmate has not yet been charged, according to the department.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice says his cellmate beat him to death.
Reported by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.