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James Drysdale

died May 22, 2022 · Dade Correctional Institution, Florida

James Drysdale died on May 22, 2022, while held at Dade Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections, which keeps the official mortality record, classifies the manner of death as natural. The record gives no cause of death and no details about his life or family. Those are the only facts the department's record provides.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: Florida 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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