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Fred Patterson III

56 years old · died August 7, 2022 · Lansing Correctional Facility, Leavenworth County, Kansas

Fred Patterson III, 56, was held at Lansing Correctional Facility, a Kansas state prison, when he was reported dead on Sunday, August 7, 2022. The facility listed the apparent cause of death as homicide, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections. An independent autopsy was pending, and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Kansas Department of Corrections were to investigate his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (disputed). Lansing Correctional Facility listed the apparent cause as homicide, and an independent autopsy is pending.

Reported by: Lansing Correctional Facility / Kansas 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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