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Gary Holliday

71 years old · died November 6, 2016 · Northern State Prison, Essex County, New Jersey

Gary Holliday, 71, died on November 6, 2016, while held at Northern State Prison in Newark, New Jersey. He was found unresponsive in the cell he shared with another person held at the prison. The reported cause of death was blunt force trauma, and the death was classified as a homicide. Another person held in the same cell has been charged in Gary Holliday's death and has pleaded not guilty.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The cellmate has been charged with murder and has pleaded not guilty.

Reported by: Northern State Prison (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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