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Linzell Sykes III

died July 4, 2023 · Fountain Correctional Facility, Escambia County, Alabama

Linzell Sykes III died in the custody of the Alabama Department of Corrections at Fountain Correctional Facility on July 4, 2023, according to records compiled by UCLA Law Behind Bars.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. Alabama Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as overdose.

Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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