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Edgar Bilyeu

78 years old · died October 17, 2025 · Jefferson City Correctional Center, Jefferson City, Missouri

Edgar Bilyeu, 78, was held at Jefferson City Correctional Center in Missouri. The Missouri Department of Corrections said he was pronounced dead at Capital Regional Medical Center at 5:30 p.m. on October 17, 2025. The department said no autopsy would be performed.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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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