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John Murray, Jr.

26 years old · died 2022 · Dallas County Jail, Dallas County, Alabama

John Murray Jr. was 26 and from Selma, and he had spent years held at the Dallas County Jail. In 2022 he was found unresponsive in his cell. Sheriff Mike Granthum said he saw no visible sign of foul play, an outside agency was asked to investigate, and the cause of his death awaited autopsy and toxicology results.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Sheriff Mike Granthum said toxicology and autopsy results are pending and saw no visible foul play.

Reported by: Dallas County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff Mike Granthum) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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