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Munger

Airway Heights Corrections Center, Spokane County, Washington

Munger was held at the Airway Heights Corrections Center in Spokane County, Washington, where another man held there said he and his cellmate spoke like friends before the attack. His cellmate attacked him in a common area, knocking him down and stomping on his head, and he died days later in a hospital. The Washington State Patrol investigation attributed his death to blows to the head. Investigators said corrections staff followed protocol in housing the two men together, and a state senator has called for a probe into how they came to share a cell.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (disputed). The Washington State Patrol investigation says his cellmate beat him to death with blows to the head, and a state senator has called for a probe into how the two men came to share a cell.

Reported by: Washington State Patrol investigation (outside investigators).

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