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Robert Dettmering

76 years old · died June 29, 2017 · Dodge Correctional Institution, Dodge County, Wisconsin

Robert Dettmering, 76, of Crivitz, died on June 29, 2017, while held at Dodge County Correctional Institution in Waupun, Wisconsin, where he was serving a 20-year sentence. Officials at the prison reported the death, and the Wisconsin Department of Corrections said it had started an internal investigation and notified the Dodge County Sheriff's Office, as is standard after a death in custody. The department has not released a cause of death, and the manner of death is listed as pending.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Officials at the Dodge County Correctional Institution (the agency that held him); Wisconsin Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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