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Robert Hicke

54 years old · died December 14, 2025 · Iowa Medical and Classification Center, Johnson County, Iowa

Robert Hicke, 54, of Burlington, Iowa, died on December 14, 2025, at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Coralville, a state prison where he was held. The Iowa Department of Corrections said he died in a hospice room at the facility. No cause of death has been given.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Iowa 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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