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Douglas Cecil

53 years old · died February 16, 2024 · Oklahoma State Penitentiary, Oklahoma

Douglas Cecil died in a hospital on February 16, 2024, held at Oklahoma State Penitentiary, in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Douglas Cecil was 53 years old. The department lists the manner of death as suicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Oklahoma Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as suicide.

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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