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David Palmer

52 years old · died June 15, 2026 · Oklahoma State Penitentiary, Oklahoma

David Palmer died in a hospital on June 15, 2026, held at Oklahoma State Penitentiary, in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. David Palmer was 52 years old. The department lists the manner of death as homicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Oklahoma Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as homicide.

Reported by: Oklahoma 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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