Died in prison
James Stoecker
James Stoecker died on February 15, 2026, while held at Zephyrhills Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural, according to its own mortality listing. The available record gives no cause of death, no account of his life or family, and no details of his final hours. No independent account of the death was available to confirm or dispute the department's classification.
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.