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Edward Cole

64 years old · died November 30, 2020 · Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility, Fremont County, Colorado

Edward Cole, 64, died on November 30, 2020, while held at the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility in Cañon City, Colorado. The Colorado Department of Corrections said he was not showing COVID-19 symptoms at the time of his death, though the Fremont County coroner's office reported he had tested positive for the virus. The coroner's office said the final cause of death was still pending an autopsy.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Colorado Department of Corrections records list the death as an overdose, while the Fremont County coroner's office said the final cause was still pending after Cole tested positive for COVID-19.

Reported by: Colorado 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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