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John Leroy Daniel Applegate
John Leroy Daniel Applegate was 16 years old when he was held at the Oklahoma County Detention Center in Oklahoma City. He was found hanging in his cell in May 2019, and jail records, as reported by The Frontier, classify his death as suicide by hanging. He was taken to OU Medical Center, where he later died.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide
Reported by: Oklahoma County Detention Center records as reported by The Frontier (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.