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Roy Patten

73 years old · died April 22, 2024 · Jack Byrne Center, Grafton County, New Hampshire

Roy Patten, 73, of Lebanon, New Hampshire, was held in the Vermont prison system. On April 9, 2024, he showed signs of medical distress and was taken to hospitals, and he died on April 22, 2024, at the Jack Byrne Center, a palliative and hospice care facility. The Vermont Department of Corrections said his death does not appear suspicious at this time and that its Corrections Investigative Unit will review it under department policy.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Vermont Department of Corrections said the death does not appear suspicious at this time and its Corrections Investigative Unit will review it, with no cause of death reported.

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

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