Ronald Harold Seaton
Ronald Harold Seaton, 69, had been held on death row at San Quentin State Prison since 1989. He died in late August 2015 at Marin General Hospital, and state prison officials said he died of natural causes and that a Legionnaires' disease outbreak at the prison was not a factor. The Marin County coroner's office was to determine the cause of death. Sources report no details about his family, work, or how he was cared for in his final days.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. State prison authorities said he died of natural causes and that the Legionnaires' disease outbreak was not a factor.
Reported by: San Quentin State Prison officials (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.