Died in prison
Gene Clark
Gene Clark, 85, died on September 22, 2026, at Jefferson City Correctional Center in Jefferson City, Missouri, where he had been held since 1981. The Missouri Department of Corrections said he died of apparent natural causes. Family members and advocates have not been quoted in these reports, and no one has disputed the department's account.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Missouri Department of Corrections said he died of apparent natural causes.
Reported by: Missouri Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.