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Derek Blacker

37 years old · died July 2, 2025 · Lawton Correctional Facility, Oklahoma

Derek Blacker died in a hospital on July 2, 2025, held at Lawton Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility, in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Derek Blacker was 37 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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