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Jerry Hansen

82 years old · died May 11, 2019 · Tecumseh State Correctional Institution, Johnson County, Nebraska

Jerry Hansen, 82, died on May 11, 2019, at Tecumseh State Correctional Institution in Nebraska. He died on a Saturday evening while held at the state prison. Authorities said the cause of death had not been determined. Authorities said a grand jury will investigate the death, as it does for every death in Nebraska Department of Correctional Services custody.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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