Robert Rubane Diaz
Robert Rubane Diaz, 72, died on August 11, 2010, at a community hospital near San Quentin State Prison in California, where he had been held for 26 years, including on death row. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, through spokeswoman Terry Thornton, said he died of natural causes after a lengthy illness. The department released no further details about his care or the course of his illness.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said he died of natural causes after a lengthy illness.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.