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Donald Finchem

65 years old · died February 18, 2015 · Ouachita River Unit, Arkansas

Donald Finchem, 65, died on February 18, 2015, at the prison hospital at the Ouachita River Unit in Arkansas, where he was held. The Arkansas Department of Correction spokesman said his death was from natural causes and that the Arkansas State Police would not investigate it. The department had stopped releasing specific causes of death in January 2015.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Arkansas Department of Correction spokesman said the death was from natural causes, and the department said it would not refer it to the Arkansas State Police.

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

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