Died in prison
Lawrence Sigmond Bittaker
Lawrence Sigmond Bittaker, 79, died at San Quentin State Prison in California, where he had been held on death row since 1981, on Friday, December 13, 2019. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said he died of natural causes, which the department announced on Monday, December 16. The Marin County coroner's office had not yet determined the specific cause of death and said it would conduct an autopsy.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
News reports (12)
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