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Richard L. Canada

39 years old · died June 9, 2021 · Westville Correctional Facility, LaPorte County, Indiana

Richard L. Canada, 39, of Gary, died on June 9, 2021, at the Westville Correctional Facility in Westville, Indiana, a state prison. The Indiana Department of Correction spokeswoman, Annie Goeller, said the department had declined to release details of the circumstances. Indiana State Police are leading the investigation, and officials said the death was not being investigated as a homicide. The manner and cause of death remain pending.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Indiana Department of Correction spokeswoman Annie Goeller (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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