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Joseph L. Wilson

died April 20, 2012 · Okaloosa Correctional Institution, Florida

Joseph L. Wilson died on April 20, 2012, while held at Okaloosa Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as suicide. The record gives no further details about Mr. Wilson, his family, or the circumstances of his death, and the department's account is the only one available here. Questions about how the death happened remain open.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

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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