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John S. Brooks

59 years old · died October 9, 2011 · Daviess County Detention Center, Daviess County, Kentucky

John S. Brooks, 59, died on October 9, 2011, while held at the Daviess County jail in Owensboro, Kentucky, according to jail officials. The Daviess County coroner's preliminary autopsy results pointed to a natural death from chronic alcohol abuse. The coroner's findings were preliminary, and no other cause has been reported for John S. Brooks' death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Daviess County Coroner's preliminary autopsy attributes the death to chronic alcohol abuse, which he ruled a natural death.

Reported by: Daviess County Coroner (medical examiner or coroner).

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