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Malcolm Joseph Robbins

63 years old · died January 27, 2023 · California State Prison, Corcoran, Kings County, California

Malcolm Joseph Robbins, 63, died at Corcoran State Prison in Kings County, California, on January 27, 2023, where he had been held under a death sentence for decades. Staff found him unresponsive in his cell, and medical staff pronounced him dead at 6:33 a.m. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation identified the manner of death as natural causes, and prison officials said an autopsy would be needed to determine the exact cause.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said he died of natural causes, and the Kings County Coroner's Office was to determine the official cause.

Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him); Kings County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner).

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