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Luther Barnett

76 years old · died October 2, 2025 · Howard McLeod Correctional Center, Oklahoma

Luther Barnett died in a hospital on October 2, 2025, held at Howard McLeod Correctional Center, in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Luther Barnett was 76 years old. The department lists the manner of death as natural.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Oklahoma Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural.

Reported by: Oklahoma 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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