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Eric Glenn Lane

51 years old · died December 29, 2022 · Central Prison, Raleigh, North Carolina

Eric Glenn Lane, 51, died on December 29, 2022, at the Central Prison Medical Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The state Department of Public Safety said he died of natural causes after a long-term illness. A department spokesperson declined to give further details about his condition, citing state confidentiality rules for prison records. Officials said his body was found at 2 a.m. and his family was notified that morning.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. State prison officials said he died of natural causes after a long-term illness, and declined to give further details citing confidentiality rules.

Reported by: N.C. Department of Public Safety (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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