Deaths in Custody
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Erick Gainer

41 years old · died October 23, 2025 · Cumberland County Prison, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Erick Gainer, 41, died on October 23, 2025, at Cumberland County Prison in Cumberland County. The death was reported to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, which lists the manner of death as homicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Cumberland County Prison recorded the manner of death as homicide.

Reported by: Cumberland County Prison (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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