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John Epting

72 years old · died January 24, 2023 · Tecumseh State Correctional Institution, Nebraska

John Epting, 72, was held at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution in Nebraska. He died on Tuesday night, January 24, 2023, at a hospital in Lincoln, where he was being treated for a medical condition, according to the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. The department said the cause of his death has not been determined. It also said a grand jury will investigate his death, as Nebraska law requires when someone dies in state 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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