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Matthew Spigner

70 years old · died August 11, 2023 · Wende Correctional Facility, Erie County, New York

Matthew Spigner died on August 11, 2023 at Wende Correctional Facility, in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Matthew Spigner was 70 years old. The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation, which reviews deaths in which an officer may have played a part, was notified of the death and lists it as a medical death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: New York State Office of the Attorney General, Office of Special Investigation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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