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Eddie Holmes Jr.

67 years old · died September 8, 2026 · El Dorado Correctional Facility, Kansas

Eddie Holmes Jr., 67, died on September 8, 2026, while held at El Dorado Correctional Facility in Kansas. The Kansas Department of Corrections said he was found unresponsive in his cell and was taken to a local hospital, where he died. The department said his death is under investigation by it and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The cause of death has not been determined, and the department said an independent autopsy is still pending.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Kansas Department of Corrections says the death is under investigation by it and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, and the cause awaits an independent autopsy.

Reported by: Kansas 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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