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Elbert McLain

died March 7, 2015 · Watauga County, North Carolina

Elbert McLain died in the custody of the Watauga County jail by suicide on March 7, 2015, according to the state's list of jail deaths.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services recorded the manner of death as suicide.

Reported by: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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