Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

David J. Gripka

died December 21, 2010 · Reception and Medical Center, Florida

David J. Gripka died on December 21, 2010, while held at the Reception and Medical Center Main Unit, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections, which keeps the record, classified the manner of death as natural. The available record gives no cause of death, no account of his life or family, and no account of his final hours. Nothing in the record disputes the department's classification.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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