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Michael Trapper

41 years old · died July 19, 2025 · Ely State Prison, White Pine County, Nevada

Michael Trapper died on July 19, 2025, at Ely State Prison, in the custody of the Nevada Department of Corrections. Michael Trapper was 41 years old. The department's list does not give a cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Nevada 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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