Died in prison
Joseph Edward Duncan
Joseph Edward Duncan was a native of Tacoma, Washington. He died on March 28, 2021, at a hospital near the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, where he was being held. Prosecutors in Riverside County, California, said he had terminal brain cancer, and his attorneys had disclosed the diagnosis late the previous year. Officials described the death as natural.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Riverside County District Attorney's Office said he died of terminal brain cancer at a hospital near the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, where he was held on federal death row.
Reported by: Riverside County District Attorney's Office; Duncan's attorneys (family or their lawyers).
News reports (10)
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