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Died in prison

Joseph Mercury

died February 11, 2005 · Zephyrhills Correctional Institution, Florida

Joseph Mercury died on February 11, 2005, while held at Zephyrhills Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as suicide. The department's record gives no further details about how he died or about his life.

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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