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Eric Lane

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

Eric Lane, 51, died on December 29, 2022, at the medical center of Central Prison in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he was held in the state prison system. State prison officials said he died of natural causes. One outlet reported that he was held on death row and that the Department of Public Safety released no further information about his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. State prison officials said he died of natural causes and released no further information.

Reported by: North Carolina 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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