John M. Beames
John M. Beames, 67, died on July 21, 2020, at an outside hospital while he was held on death row at San Quentin State Prison in California, where he had been held since 1995. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said his death appeared to result from complications related to COVID-19, and that the coroner would determine the exact cause. The official manner of death is listed as pending. Other reports describe his death as caused by coronavirus during the outbreak at the prison.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said his death appeared to result from complications related to COVID-19, with the coroner to determine the exact cause.
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.
News reports (4)
- Condemned Inmate John Beames Dies - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Coronavirus: These killers died on San Quentin’s Death Row
- By the numbers: A look at who has died of coronavirus in California prisons
- Coronavirus Prison Fatalities Surpass Two Decades of Executions; COVID-19 Has Killed More California Death Row Prisoners Than the State Has Executed in 27 Years