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Gary Edward Nixon

57 years old · died April 12, 2020 · Butner Federal Correctional Institution, Granville County, North Carolina

Gary Edward Nixon, 57, was held at Butner Federal Correctional Institution in Butner, North Carolina. He developed respiratory failure and was taken to a hospital on March 29, 2020, where he died on April 12. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons said he had long-term medical conditions and that his death was linked to COVID-19.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Bureau of Prisons said he died of COVID-19 after respiratory failure and a hospital stay, citing long-term medical conditions.

Reported by: U.S. Bureau of Prisons (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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