Died in prison
John Sherman Pardee
John Sherman Pardee, 68, was pronounced dead at 7:18 a.m. on December 25, 2025, in the infirmary of the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Coralville, according to the Iowa Department of Corrections. He was held at the prison under a sentence that began in November 2000. The department's release gives no cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Iowa Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.