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Forrest Wade

70 years old · died August 23, 2026 · Oklahoma State Penitentiary, Oklahoma

Forrest Wade died in a hospital on August 23, 2026, held at Oklahoma State Penitentiary, in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Forrest Wade was 70 years old. The department's list shows the medical examiner's ruling on the manner of death as pending.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Oklahoma Department of Corrections lists the manner of death as pending.

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

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