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James Cain

48 years old · died May 3, 2020 · Tygart Valley Regional Jail, West Virginia

James Cain, 48, died on May 3, 2020, at Tygart Valley Regional Jail in West Virginia, where he was being held. Lawrence Messina, a spokesperson for the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, said he died by apparent suicide. The Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation said it was awaiting the autopsy and a State Police review, and the cause of death had not been confirmed when the report was published.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Lawrence Messina, spokesperson for the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, said he died by apparent suicide, with the autopsy and a State Police review pending.

Reported by: Lawrence Messina, spokesperson for the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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