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Lloyd Schoonmaker

80 years old · died May 14, 2025 · Tecumseh State Correctional Institution, Johnson County, Nebraska

Lloyd Schoonmaker, 80, died on May 14, 2025, at the state correctional institution in Tecumseh, Nebraska. The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services said he was being treated for a medical condition at the time. The department said his cause of death has not yet been determined, and a grand jury will look into the death, as is standard practice.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services said he was being treated for a medical condition and that his cause of death has not yet been determined.

Reported by: Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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