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Robi Lynn Perley

59 years old · died July 10, 2026 · West County Detention Facility, Contra Costa County, California

Robbi Lynn Perley, 59, of Rio Vista, died on July 10, 2026, at the West County Detention Facility in Richmond, California, where she was held in the custody of the Contra Coast County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office said a deputy found her unresponsive in her cell during a safety check in the early hours. The sheriff's office and the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office are investigating, and the cause and manner of death have not been determined. One account spells her name as Robi Lynn Perley.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Contra Costa Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

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