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Michael John Smith

80 years old · died September 27, 2026 · Two Rivers Correctional Institution, Umatilla County, Oregon

Michael John Smith, 80, died on the morning of Sunday, September 27, 2026, while receiving hospice care in the infirmary of Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla, Oregon. The Oregon Department of Corrections said the Oregon State Police had been notified and that the Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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

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