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Larry Gene Owens

59 years old · died August 14, 2019 · Latimer County Jail, Latimer County, Oklahoma

Larry Gene Owens, 59, died on August 14, 2019, while held at the Latimer County jail in Oklahoma. According to the Latimer County Sheriff's Office incident report, he was found hanging in a cell in the holding area where he had been alone. The report says he died by suicide, but the official cause and manner of death are listed as undetermined. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is investigating his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Latimer County Sheriff's Office incident report says he died by suicide, though the official manner is listed as undetermined while the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation investigates.

Reported by: Latimer County Sheriff's Office incident report (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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