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Michael S. Lynch

31 years old · died April 22, 2013 · Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex, Morgan County, Kentucky

Michael S. Lynch, 31, was from Murray, Kentucky. He died in April 2013 after being stabbed at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex in Morgan County, where he was being held. The Kentucky State Police said another person held at the prison stabbed him on a Sunday, and that he died of his injuries. Police named the person they said was responsible.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Kentucky State Police say another person held at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex stabbed Michael S. Lynch, and a news report also gives stabbing as the cause.

Reported by: Kentucky State Police (outside investigators); news report.

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