Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

John R. Sheelar

died March 8, 2005 · Reception and Medical Center, Florida

John R. Sheelar died on March 8, 2005, while held at the Reception and Medical Center Main Unit, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections classed the manner of death as natural. The department's record gives no cause of death, and it contains no further details about him.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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