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Melissa Trayer

54 years old · died January 2, 2026 · Cumberland County Prison, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Melissa Trayer, 54, died on January 2, 2026, at Cumberland County Prison in Cumberland County. The death was reported to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, which lists the manner of death as natural causes.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Cumberland County Prison recorded the manner of death as natural.

Reported by: Cumberland County Prison (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

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