Deaths in Custody
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Gary James Thaut

66 years old · died March 23, 2019 · Montana State Prison, Powell County, Montana

Gary James Thaut, 66, died on March 23, 2019, at Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge, Montana, where he was held. He was found in his cell. The Montana Department of Corrections said his death appeared to be a suicide. An autopsy was to be conducted to determine how he died.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Montana Department of Corrections said the death appeared to be a suicide, and an autopsy was to be conducted to determine how he died.

Reported by: Montana 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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