Robert Lee Myers
Robert Lee Myers, 71, was a businessman from Westminster, Maryland, and the father of three children. He died on January 12, 2014, at the prison hospital in Jessup, Maryland, according to the state Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, which announced the death the following Tuesday. His son Bryan said his father had been treated for prostate and skin cancer and died of cancer. His children had asked that he be granted medical parole so he could spend his final weeks at home, but the governor's office denied the request in September 2013, and the family of his late wife opposed his release, the Baltimore Sun reported.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. His son said his father had been treated for prostate and skin cancer and died of cancer, and the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services announced the death at a prison hospital in Jessup.
Reported by: Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (the agency that held him); son Bryan Myers (family or their lawyers).