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Ernest Carpenter

69 years old · died October 25, 2025 · Washoe County, Nevada

Ernest Carpenter died on October 25, 2025, at Renown Regional Medical Center, in the custody of the Nevada Department of Corrections. Ernest Carpenter was 69 years old. The department's list does not give a cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Nevada Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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