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Died in prison

Emerson Goodman

died May 20, 2005 · Reception and Medical Center, Florida

Emerson Goodman died on May 20, 2005, while held at the Reception and Medical Center Main Unit, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections, which recorded the death, classified the manner of death as natural. The available record gives no cause of death, no details about the person's life, and no account of the circumstances. Family, friends or independent reviewers have not been identified as disputing the official classification.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural.

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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