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Elliot Funkhouser

54 years old · died April 2022 · Delaware County Jail, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Elliot Funkhouser, 54, died in April 2022 while held at the Delaware County jail in Pennsylvania. Prosecutors say another person held at the jail strangled him. Nothing further is said about how the death happened or whether staff knew of any threat to him.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Prosecutors say another person held at the Delaware County jail strangled him.

Reported by: prosecutors.

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