Died in prison
Richard Wayne Godwin
Richard Wayne Godwin, 77, died on October 2, 2022, while held at Snake River Correctional Institution in Ontario, Oregon, where he was receiving hospice care in the infirmary. The Oregon Department of Corrections said his next of kin had been notified and that the Oregon State Police were notified, as with all deaths in custody. The department's account of the death describes it as natural, and no cause of death has been given.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness
Reported by: Oregon Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.