Dean Eric Dunlap

Dean Eric Dunlap, 61, was a man held in California state prison custody who died on July 29, 2020, at an outside hospital, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The department said it was notified of the death by San Bernardino County authorities, and the Death Penalty Information Center reported that he was a death-row prisoner. No cause of death was announced; the San Bernardino County Coroner's Department is investigating and will determine it, and the coronavirus could be a factor if it proves to be the cause. Officials' descriptions of the death are limited to these details, and no family statements were found in the accounts.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

News reports (3)

• Condemned Inmate Dean Dunlap Dies - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - CDCR (.gov), August 19, 2020
• Condemned inmate facing second San Bernardino County murder trial dies San Bernardino Sun, August 19, 2020
• Coronavirus Prison Fatalities Surpass Two Decades of Executions; COVID-19 Has Killed More California Death Row Prisoners Than the State Has Executed in 27 Years Death Penalty Information Center, August 31, 2020