Deaths in Custody
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Loril William Harp

69 years old · died June 17, 2021 · Jefferson County

Loril William Harp, 69, had spent nine months at the Riverview Care Center nursing home in St. Louis before he was taken into custody, and his health was poor. He was moved from the Jefferson County jail to an area hospital on June 3, 2021, and stayed there for about two weeks. He died at the hospital on June 17, 2021, while still in the custody of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Dave Marshak said the death was anticipated given Harp's poor health and attributed it to natural causes.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Sheriff Dave Marshak said the death was anticipated given Harp's poor health.

Reported by: Sheriff Dave Marshak, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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