John Abel
John Abel, 75, was held on death row at San Quentin State Prison in California and died on February 15, 2020, at an outside hospital, according to the state corrections department. Early reports said the department would wait for an autopsy to determine the cause of death and that authorities did not suspect foul play. A later account from the department listed his death as from natural causes.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation first called his death natural, while later releases said the cause was pending an autopsy.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.