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Joseph Aceto

61 years old · died May 20, 2014 · Montana State Prison, Powell County, Montana

Joseph Aceto, 61, died on May 20, 2014, in the infirmary of Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge, where he had been held for many years. Prison officials said he died of natural causes after an extended illness.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Prison officials said he had been ill for an extended period before he died in the infirmary.

Reported by: Montana State Prison officials (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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