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Rebecca Givens

died July 2, 2017 · Western Virginia Regional Jail, Roanoke County, Virginia

Rebecca Givens died on July 2, 2017, while held at the Western Virginia Regional Jail in Roanoke County, Virginia. She had a medical emergency at the jail and was taken to Lewis Gale Medical Center, where her condition initially stabilized before it worsened. The jail said her death appears to be from pre-existing natural causes. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Roanoke will perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The jail says her death appears to be from pre-existing natural causes, and an autopsy by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner was planned.

Reported by: Western Virginia Regional Jail (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

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