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Kriss Lane

33 years old · died March 1, 2013 · Louisiana State Penitentiary, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

Kriss Lane, 33, was held at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, the main prison complex in St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish. On Friday, March 1, 2013, shortly before 3 p.m., he was found hanging in his cell, according to Sheriff J. Austin Daniel. The sheriff's office called it an apparent suicide. Autopsy results were still pending when the report was published.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. West Feliciana Parish Sheriff J. Austin Daniel said Lane was found hanging in his cell and called it an apparent suicide, with autopsy results still pending.

Reported by: West Feliciana Parish Sheriff J. Austin Daniel.

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