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Erik Adam Bodie

41 years old · died February 24, 2023 · Columbia County Jail, Columbia County, Georgia

Erik Adam Bodie, 41, was a self-employed business owner from Martinez, Georgia. He was found dead in his cell at the Columbia County jail in February 2023, on a Friday night. The Columbia County Sheriff's Office said the death appeared to be a suicide and that an autopsy was scheduled.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

Reported by: Columbia County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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