Randall Lee Thames, Jr.
Randall Lee Thames, Jr., 40, died on June 20, 2024, at Elmore Correctional Facility near Montgomery, Alabama, where he was held. The Alabama Department of Corrections said he was found in medical distress on June 19 and taken to the prison's health care unit, and that he lost consciousness and died early the next morning. An autopsy completed June 21, 2024, and reported by the Equal Justice Initiative, listed the cause as blunt force trauma of the torso and the manner as homicide, saying he was beaten in a dorm. The department's cause of death remains pending an investigation by its Law Enforcement Services Division, and a suspect has since been arrested and charged with his murder.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (disputed). The autopsy, as reported by Equal Justice Initiative, listed the manner of death as homicide from blunt force trauma to the torso after a beating in a dorm, and a suspect was charged, while the Alabama Department of Corrections first said he was found in medical distress and died in the infirmary and did not report a homicide for months.
Reported by: autopsy reported by Equal Justice Initiative (medical examiner or coroner); Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him).