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Richard Mayfield

65 years old · died December 5, 2025 · Jefferson City Correctional Center, Jefferson City, Missouri

Richard Mayfield, 65, died at Jefferson City Correctional Center in Jefferson City, Missouri, on December 5, 2025. The Missouri Department of Corrections announced that he was pronounced dead early that Friday. The department said an autopsy would be performed. The cause and manner of his death have not been stated.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Missouri Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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