Paul Beasley Johnson

Paul Beasley Johnson, 74, died on September 30, 2023, while in Florida state custody at Union County Correctional Institution. According to a news release from the Polk County Sheriff's Office, he was receiving ongoing medical treatment at a hospital at the time of his death. The sheriff's office did not describe his illness, and no cause of death has been publicly stated.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

News reports (5)

• Inmate Mortality, fiscal year 2023-2024 Florida Department of Corrections, Inmate Mortality
• Murderer of a Polk County deputy and two others in 1981 dies in Florida prison Polk County Sheriff's Office, October 2, 2023
• Paul Beasley Johnson, who killed 3 in 1981, including a Polk County deputy, dies in prison Lakeland Ledger, October 2, 2023
• Convicted killer eluded execution but dies in prison more than 42 years after murders: Deputies FOX 13 Tampa Bay, October 2, 2023
• Fla. death row inmate convicted of killing a deputy, 2 others dies in prison Corrections1, October 3, 2023