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Hurcle Bennett

76 years old · died February 10, 2026 · Jess Dunn Correctional Center, Oklahoma

Hurcle Bennett died in a hospital on February 10, 2026, held at Jess Dunn Correctional Center, in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Hurcle Bennett was 76 years old. The department lists the manner of death as natural.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Oklahoma Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural.

Reported by: Oklahoma 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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