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Joseph Schreckengost

45 years old · died July 23, 2025 · Algoa Correctional Center, Jefferson City, Missouri

Joseph Schreckengost, 45, died at Algoa Correctional Center in Jefferson City, Missouri, according to a release from the Missouri Department of Corrections. The department said he was pronounced dead early on Wednesday morning, July 23, 2025. The department has not given a cause of death, and it said an autopsy will be conducted.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Missouri 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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