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Michael Lynn Youngblood

59 years old · died March 19, 2024 · Winfield Correctional Facility, Kansas

Michael Lynn Youngblood, 59, died on March 19, 2024, while held at Winfield Correctional Facility in Kansas. According to the Kansas Department of Corrections, he collapsed while working with a crew picking up trash along a highway near Wichita. The department says the cause of death is pending an independent autopsy and that the death is under investigation.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Kansas 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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