Ricky Dale Adkins
Ricky Adkins, 49, died on July 1, 2014, in the infirmary at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama, where he was held on death row. He had been granted a retrial in 2013. His attorney, Stephen Bright, said he had been diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas and liver only weeks earlier and had received palliative care. The Alabama Department of Corrections said the official cause of death would await autopsy results, and no cause had been confirmed when the reports were published.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. His attorney, Stephen Bright, said cancer of the pancreas and liver was diagnosed only weeks before his death, and the corrections department said the official cause awaits autopsy results.
Reported by: his attorney Stephen Bright (family or their lawyers).