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Earl Cox

67 years old · died December 2, 2024 · Southeast Correctional Center, Mississippi County, Missouri

Earl Cox, 67, died on December 2, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. He had been held at Southeast Correctional Center in Charleston, Missouri, which the Missouri Department of Corrections said it had held him in since September 2020. Department of Corrections spokeswoman Karen Pojmann said he died of apparent natural causes.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Missouri Department of Corrections spokeswoman Karen Pojmann said he died of apparent natural causes.

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

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