Died in prison
Robert Lee Kern
Robert Lee Kern, 69, died on January 16, 2016, while held at the Iowa State Penitentiary. The state Department of Corrections said he died of natural causes after a battle with skin cancer. No one has disputed that account in the report of his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Department of Corrections said he died of natural causes from skin cancer.
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.