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Melvin Burke

died January 22, 2025 · Suwannee Correctional Institution Annex, Florida

Melvin Burke died on January 22, 2025, while held at Suwannee Correctional Institution Annex, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections classified the manner of death as natural. The department's record does not state a cause of death or describe the circumstances. The source is an official mortality listing, so no family or outside account is available.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the death as natural.

Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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