Earl Elder
Earl Elder was one of nine people held at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville who were killed during the 11-day uprising that began on Easter Sunday in April 1993. WOSU reports that fellow prisoners killed these men, who were believed by other prisoners to be informants, during the takeover of L Block. The Cincinnati Enquirer named Earl among those killed. Accounts say the gangs inside the prison had taken charge of L Block and were executing men they suspected of being snitches.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Other prisoners killed Earl Elder during the 1993 Lucasville uprising at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, according to news reporting, which says prisoners believed the men killed were informants.
Reported by: news reports; WOSU article by a former Cincinnati Enquirer editor who covered the riot (reporters).
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