Deaths in Custody
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Marlin Anderson

50 years old · died October 21, 2025 · Men's Central Jail, Los Angeles County, California

Marlin Anderson, 50, died at Men's Central Jail in Los Angeles on October 21, 2025, while he was held there. According to the account, he needed medical help in his cell, and jail staff and paramedics went in, but he could not be revived and was pronounced dead at the jail. Los Angeles County officials have not determined the cause of death, and a full autopsy has been scheduled. The account notes this was the eighth death at the jail in 2025.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Los Angeles County officials (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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