Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Elbert R. Smith

died July 26, 2006 · Wakulla Correctional Institution, Florida

Elbert R. Smith died on July 26, 2006, while held at Wakulla Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections, in its mortality record, classified the manner of death as natural and did not name a specific cause. The department's record is the only account of the death in the sources, and it gives no further detail about the circumstances.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: Florida 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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