Died in jail or a lockup
Ricky Earl Windle
Ricky Earl Windle, 53, died at the Oklahoma County jail on February 5, 2017. The cause of death was listed as complications from multiple blunt force trauma. The death was first treated as a homicide, but The Oklahoman reported in July 2017 that it was no longer classed as one after new evidence became available. Mr. Windle was a man in his fifties whose death drew attention because of how the injuries were first understood.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The record says the death was from complications of multiple blunt force trauma and was first classed as a homicide, but that classification was later dropped after new evidence, with no source named.