Richard Chase

Richard Chase died on California's death row on December 26, 1980, by suicide, according to the department.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation recorded the manner of death as suicide.

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

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• Condemned Inmates Who Have Died Since 1978 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Condemned Inmates Who Have Died Since 1978