Died in custody
John Milton Hardy
John Milton Hardy was a man held in Alabama's prison system under a sentence of death. Prison officials said he died of unspecified natural causes on June 15, 2015. He was the most recent of five Alabama death row prisoners to die while the state's executions were on hold, according to al.com.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Prison officials said he died of unspecified natural causes.
Reported by: Alabama prison officials (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
Custody: Serving a sentence.