Died in prison
Ricky Bauders
Ricky Bauders, 52, was held at the Northeast Oklahoma Correctional Center in Vinita, a minimum-security prison. He was seen running from the grounds on August 6, 2019, and was reported missing; his body was later found behind a maintenance building at the edge of the prison grounds, and K-9 officers located him. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections said he died by suicide during a rainstorm overnight.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections says Ricky Bauders died by suicide after he left the minimum-security prison grounds in Vinita.
Reported by: Oklahoma Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.