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Eddie Fortner

61 years old · died October 19, 2020 · Helms Facility, DeKalb County, Georgia

Eddie Fortner died in the custody of the Georgia Department of Corrections at Helms Facility on October 19, 2020, according to records compiled by UCLA Law Behind Bars.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Georgia Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural.

Reported by: Georgia 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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