Died in prison
Larry Gene Cole
Larry Gene Cole, 75, died on September 27, 2021, in hospice care at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem, Oregon, where he had been held since 2001. Oregon Department of Corrections officials confirmed the death and said they could not share additional protected health information. The department did not specify a cause of death. One account says he was originally from West Virginia.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
News reports (4)
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