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Jacqueline Cowans

53 years old · died 2018 · Lane County Jail, Lane County, Oregon

Jacqueline Cowans, 53, was held at the Lane County Jail in Eugene, Oregon, in 2018. Eight days after she arrived, she was moaning and saying she was dying, and less than an hour later she was dead. The medical examiner determined that she died of internal bleeding caused by pancreatitis. Her death is reported in news coverage from April 2019.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: medical examiner or coroner.

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