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Hector Perez

died March 17, 2026 · Cross City Correctional Institution, Florida

Hector Perez died on March 17, 2026, while held at Cross City Correctional Institution, a state prison in Florida. The Florida Department of Corrections listed the manner of death as natural in its inmate mortality record. The record gives no cause of death, age, or other details about the person's death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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