Died in prison

Richard Holmes

35 years old · died 1988 · Idaho State Penitentiary, Idaho

Richard Holmes, 35, died in 1988 during a riot inside the Idaho State Penitentiary, where he was being held. The Boston Globe reported his death in 2018.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The available account says he was killed during a 1988 riot inside Idaho State Penitentiary, but it does not name who killed him or how.

Source

James ‘Whitey’ Bulger not the first high-profile inmate killed in prison The Boston Globe, October 31, 2018

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