Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

George Sheppard

died August 1, 2016 · Franklin Correctional Institution, Florida

George Sheppard died on August 1, 2016, while held at Franklin Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections classified the manner of death as natural in its mortality records. No cause of death is given in the source, and it says nothing about his family or what he was like.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: Florida 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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