Died in prison
Larry Carpenter
Larry Carpenter, 77, died on May 24, 2020, while held at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. The department's death data lists the cause of his death as COVID-19. WAFB-TV reported in July 2020, citing an autopsy and prison records, that he died of COVID-19 and was one of a group of people who died of the virus at the prison.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness
Reported by: Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (the agency that held him); autopsy and prison records reviewed by WAFB-TV (reporters).