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James Bessette

63 years old · died July 26, 2015 · Northern Nevada Correctional Center, Carson City County, Nevada

James Bessette died on July 26, 2015, at Northern Nevada Correctional Center, in the custody of the Nevada Department of Corrections. James Bessette was 63 years old. The department's list does not give a cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Nevada 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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