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Kaleb Lukkes

25 years old · died September 23, 2025 · South Dakota State Penitentiary, South Dakota

Kaleb Lukkes, 25, died on September 23, 2025, while held at the state penitentiary in South Dakota. The source record suspects K2, a synthetic cannabinoid, as the cause of death, and toxicology results were still pending when the article was published on December 24, 2025. Manner of death is listed as overdose in the record, though the article itself describes K2 only as a suspected cause.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. Kaleb Lukkes's cause of death was listed as a suspected K2 overdose, pending toxicology results.

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