Michael Ryan
Michael Ryan, 66, died at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution in southeast Nebraska at about 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 24, 2015, according to the state corrections department. He had been held at the prison since 1985. A prison spokeswoman said he had been treated for a long-term medical condition, and the department said an autopsy would be performed. At a legislative hearing in March 2015, State Senator Ernie Chambers said Ryan had terminal brain cancer.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. State Sen. Ernie Chambers said Ryan had terminal brain cancer, while prison officials gave no cause of death and said an autopsy would be performed.
Reported by: State Sen. Ernie Chambers; Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (the agency that held him).
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