Deaths in Custody
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John Elton Burns

died September 22, 2004 · Ward County Jail, Ward County, Texas

John Elton Burns died on September 22, 2004 while held at Ward County Jail, a Texas county jail.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Texas Office of the Attorney General custodial death report (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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