Died in prison
Mason Kendall Simons
Mason Kendall Simons, 29, died on October 19, 2025, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, where he was pronounced dead at 7:07 p.m. The Iowa Department of Corrections announced his death in a press release and said he was held in the custody of a state prison. The department's release did not give a cause of death or describe the circumstances.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Iowa Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.