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Paul Doepel

58 years old · died November 18, 2025 · Oklahoma

Paul Doepel died in a hospital on November 18, 2025, held at a facility the department lists as BWHWH, in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Paul Doepel was 58 years old. The department lists the manner of death as natural.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Oklahoma Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural.

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

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