Randy Butler
Randy Butler, 34, died on June 20, 2023 while held at the Byrd Unit, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison in Huntsville. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said he died of cardiac arrest in the early morning, after a day when the area heat index reached 114 degrees. Texas Standard reported that it is unclear how much the heat played a role in his death. The Texas Office of the Attorney General's custodial death report lists his death at the Byrd Unit in Walker County.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice reported that he died of cardiac arrest in the early morning after a day when the area heat index reached 114 degrees, and the article notes it is unclear how much the heat played a role.
Reported by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.