Doyle Lee Hamm
Doyle Lee Hamm died on November 28, 2021, at Holman Prison in Alabama, where he was held on death row, at age 64. His longtime attorney, Bernard Harcourt, described him as generous and forgiving, someone who stayed positive even in the most dire circumstances, and said he had suffered from an aggressive lymphatic cancer for years. The Alabama Department of Corrections said he apparently died of complications from a terminal illness, that no foul play was suspected, and that an autopsy would determine the exact cause. In 2018, his lethal injection was called off when staff could not find a suitable vein, and he remained on death row afterward.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Department of Corrections said he apparently died of complications from a terminal illness, and his attorney Bernard Harcourt said he had suffered from aggressive lymphatic cancer for years.
Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); his longtime attorney, Bernard Harcourt (family or their lawyers).
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