Richard Thomas Steltzer

Richard Thomas Steltzer, 82, died on August 10, 2026, while held at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison, according to a press release from the Iowa Department of Corrections dated August 31, 2026. The department's release gives no cause or manner of death. The department's announcement is the only source for the death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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

Source

• Death of inmate Steltzer reported in Fort Madison Iowa Department of Corrections, press release, August 31, 2026