Joseph Smith

Joseph Smith, 55, died on July 26, 2021, while held at Union Correctional Institution in Raiford, Florida, according to the state Department of Corrections and the State Attorney's Office. The New York Daily News reported that his cause of death was pending an autopsy. A Florida Department of Corrections mortality record lists the manner of death as natural.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural.

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.

News reports (9)

• Inmate Mortality, fiscal year 2021-2022 Florida Department of Corrections, Inmate Mortality
• Florida man convicted of Carlie Brucia's murder dies in custody Tampa Bay 28, July 26, 2021
• Convicted killer of 11-year-old Florida girl dies in prison WPEC, July 26, 2021
• Joseph Smith, convicted of killing 11-year-old Carlie Brucia, dies in Florida prison FOX 13 Tampa Bay, July 26, 2021
• Convicted killer of 11-year-old Carlie Brucia dies in prison ABC7 WWSB (also WYMT), July 26, 2021
• Convicted Killer Of Carlie Brucia Dies In Prison WUSF, July 26, 2021
• Carlie Brucia slaying: Convicted killer Joseph Smith dies in Florida prison Tampa Bay Times, July 26, 2021
• Florida child killer, 55, dies in prison while awaiting resentencing Daily Mail, July 26, 2021
• Man who raped, murdered 11-year-old Carlie Brucia dies in Florida prison New York Daily News, July 27, 2021