Died in prison
Emilio M. Avalos
Emilio Avalos, 40, was held on death row at San Quentin State Prison in Northern California. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said he was declared dead on the evening of November 1, 2017, and that the cause was acute drug toxicity. A department spokesman, Lt. Sam Robinson, said an autopsy was pending to determine the cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.