Ricky Dubose
Ricky Dubose, 29, was held on death row at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson when he died in June 2022. Members of his legal team, some of whom had known him for about five years, said they were devastated by his death. The Georgia Department of Corrections and Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills described the death as an apparent suicide, while the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is reviewing it and an autopsy to confirm the cause was still pending when the reports were published. Sheriff Sills said Dubose showed no signs of suicide risk while held at the Putnam County Jail before and during his trial.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Georgia Department of Corrections and Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills described Ricky Dubose's death as an apparent suicide, with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation reviewing it.
Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Putnam County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Georgia Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).
News reports (8)
- Convicted murderer Ricky DuBose kills himself while on death row
- UPDATE: GBI investigating Dubose death by suicide at state prison - The Union-Recorder
- Georgia Man Who Killed Prison Guards During Escape Dies Via Suicide After Death Sentence
- Georgia man who was sentenced to death in murder of 2 prison guards found dead in apparent suicide, officials say
- Man found dead in Georgia prison days after death sentence in guard killings
- Ricky Dubose found unresponsive in cell, investigators look into apparent suicide
- 'God almighty sorted it out': Putnam County Sheriff speaks on Dubose suicide
- Dubose hangs himself in prison; GBI investigates