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Robert Tallbear

67 years old · died January 2, 2024 · Joseph Harp Correctional Center, Oklahoma

Robert Tallbear died in a hospital on January 2, 2024, held at Joseph Harp Correctional Center, in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Robert Tallbear was 67 years old. The department lists the manner of death as natural.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Oklahoma Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural.

Reported by: Oklahoma Department of Corrections (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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